The Life After
Genres
Overview
Two brothers, Samuel and Rodrigo, live with their mother in a suburban town. One day the mother, who has mental health problems, disappears leaving nothing behind but a note. David Pablos is a young Mexican filmmaker, born in 1982. His first short film, El mundo al atardecer, was made in 2007. La canción de los niños muertos (2008) was his second short film; he presented his first feature-length film Una frontera, todas las fronteras (2010) at the Berlinale Talent Campus before coming to Venice with his second film, La vida despues, for the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2013-09-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5.5
María Renée Prudencio
Silvia
Rodrigo Azuela
Rodrigo
Américo Hollander
Samuel
Patricio Hoyo Fuertes
Samuel Niño
Alexis Garzón Espinosa
Rodrigo Niño
María Leonor Rodríguez
Mujer Funeraria 1
María Teresa Serralde
Mujer Funeraria 2
Luis Ricart
Joven Gasolinera
Carlos Castellanos
Mesero
Francisco Javier Sánchez
Mesero 2
Giovanni Juárez Gutiérrez
Mesero 3
Melisa Juárez Gutiérrez
Mesero 4
Nora del Cueto
Novia Rodrigo
Lydia Margules
Mujer Indigente
Gilberto Barraza
Hombre Insultos
Isaac Velasco
Soldado 1
Pascasio López
Soldado 2
Axel Arenas
Soldado 3
Itzel Ramírez
Mujer Bebé
Alberto Wolfgang Bischog
Hombre Bebé
Meraqui Rodríguez
Recepcionista
Waldo Hernández
Cantinero
Antonio Pérez Duarte
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