The Realm of God (Spanish: El reino de Dios) is a 2022 Mexican drama film written and directed by Claudia Sainte–Luce. Starring Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, Margarita Guevara González and Lizbeth Gabriela Nolasco.
Synopsis Neimar is an eight-year-old boy who leads a quiet life taking care of horses, working and helping his mother while he waits for his first communion where he hopes to meet God. As he prepares to receive the sacrament, he loses faith because of his surroundings.
Cast The actors participating in this film are:
Diego Armando Lara Lagunes as Neimar Margarita Guevara González as Neimar's grandmother Lizbeth Nolasco Hernández as Neymar's mom Mariano Chávez Chávez as Neimar's father Diógenes Ivan Delfín Elvira as Prophet Alfredo Pantoja Gallego as Kardashian Owner Michelle Guevara González as Demi Oswaldo Molina Arzola as Demi's dad Yair Castro as Catechist Cipriana Castro Chávez as Chiquilin Owner Jorge Escobedo Kaliman as Priest
Production Principal photography lasted 15 days starting in May 2021 in Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz in Mexico.
Release The Realm of God had its international premiere on February 15, 2022, at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation Kplus section. It premiered for the first time in Mexico on June 11, 2022, as part of the 37th Guadalajara International Film Festival.
Reception
Critical reception Ernesto Diezmartínez from Letras Libres wrote: "Direct naturalism, without makeup of any kind, dominates the staging of the images of Sainte-Luce and his photographer Carlos Correa, while the careful direction of the filmmaker's actors does not allow the simple story slides into any kind of sentimental blackmail."
Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.2022Guadalajara International Film FestivalBest Mexican FilmClaudia Sainte–LuceBest DirectorBest ActorDiego Armando Lara LagunesBest CinematographyCarlos CorreaBest Film - Young Jury AwardClaudia Sainte–LuceGijón International Film FestivalBest DirectionBest Feature Film Directed by a Woman2023Ariel AwardsBest Breakthrough PerformanceDiego Armando Lara
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