
A working-class man named Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom money, but it goes tragically wrong when the infant dies. In another world is Ana, the daughter of the general for whom he drives, who does sexual acts to any man for pleasure. Marcos confesses his guilt to her in his troubled search for relief, and then finds himself on his knees amid the multitude of believers moving slowly toward the Basilica in honor of the Lady of Guadalupe.... (Full plot summary below)
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A working-class man named Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom money, but it goes tragically wrong when the infant dies. In another world is Ana, the daughter of the general for whom he drives, who does sexual acts to any man for pleasure. Marcos confesses his guilt to her in his troubled search for relief, and then finds himself on his knees amid the multitude of believers moving slowly toward the Basilica in honor of the Lady of Guadalupe.
Leave your thoughts about Battle in Heaven.
| VarietyDeborah YoungBoth intensely exciting for its cinematic inventions and terribly uninvolving on emotional and dramatic levels. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...not to say that "Battle in Heaven" is a bad film, just a rehash of earlier ideas |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonFighting cliche, presenting the most flawed people as sympathetic and occasionally averting his camera eye as his characters neglect the saving of their own souls, Reygadas has made a movie that is itself an ethical dilemma. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyReygadas' second film is pretentious and not as impressive as Japon, though its examination of how class, sexuality, guilt and religion interface offers some compensations. |
| Slant MagazineEd Gonzalez9 Songs was sexy but meant nothing. Battle in Heaven is unattractive but meaningful. |
| Arizona RepublicKerry LengelReygadas' gift for imagery is undeniable, but for most viewers, Battle in Heaven will offer not enlightenment but frustration. |
| TV GuideKen FoxSimultaneously shocking and deeply religious, Carlos Reygadas' follow-up to his acclaimed 2002 debut, "Japon," tells the story of one man's battle for spiritual redemption through a series of explicit images rarely seen by even the most jaded art-house audiences. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarArt with a capital A. Don't be afraid. OK, be a little afraid. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonReygadas' direction seems to wander from time to time, as when Marcos walks around in the hills for long minutes without a purpose, but he always brings it back home. He's a perplexing, but voraciously talented filmmaker to watch. |
| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerExplicitness is crucial to meaning -- by dwelling on the trim and beautiful versus the flabby and ordinary, Reygadas emphasizes both physical closeness and economic distance. |