Silent Light

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Silent Light

2007

2h 16m

6.8(122 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.

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Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Cornelio Wall

Johan

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Writing

Miriam Toews

Esther

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Maria Pankratz

Marianne

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Peter Wall

Padre

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Jacobo Klassen

Zacarias

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Elizabeth Fehr

Madre

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Irmo Thiessen

Sara

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Alfredo Thiessen

Alfredo

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Daniel Thiessen

Daniel

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Autghe Loewen

Autghe

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Jackob Loewen

Jackob

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Elizabeth Fehr

Anita

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Gerardo Thiessen

Cornelio

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Alex Thiessen

Cornelio

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