Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

Light after darkness

Directed by Carlos Reygadas

Produced by No Dream Cinema, Mantarraya Producciones

2012115 min6.1 / 10

A dreamlike, philosophically dense meditation on the collision between urban and rural worlds, told through fragmented imagery and existential uncertainty.

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

Questions people ask

  • Is Post Tenebras Lux sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Post Tenebras Lux scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Post Tenebras Lux end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Post Tenebras Lux violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Post Tenebras Lux easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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