On his way from Heaven to Hell, Lucifer passes through the earthly paradise of Mexico, where elderly Lupita and her granddaughter Maria live. Lupita's brother Emanuel pretends he's paralyzed so he can drink and gamble while the two women tend to the sheep. Lucifer senses an opportunity and plays the miraculous healer. He forces Emanuel to walk again, seduces Maria and makes Lupita lose her faith. He didn't bring bad luck, he only illuminated the line between good and evil, where it didn't exist before.
Awards
- Grand Prix -Tallinn Black Nights FF
- Special Mention Luna Award - L'Europe autour de l'Europe FF
- Best Feature Film Mexico - Guanajuato IFF
- Grand Prix - T-Mobile New Horizons IFF
Festivals
Labels & Line Ups
Credits
- Cast
- Gabino Rodriguez
- Norma Pablo
- María Toral Acosta
- Jerónimo Soto Bravo
- Sergio Lazaro Cortéz
- Cinematography
- Hans Bruch Jr.
- Editing
- David Verdurme
- Sales
- LUXBOX
- Production
- MINDS MEET
- Production
- MOLLYWOOD
- Production
- MANTARRAYA PRODUCCIONES
- Production
- PELICULAS SANTA CLARA
Press
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This unclassifiable work has some moments of real beauty, and others of visionary delight.
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Lucifer is a captivating reimagination of the biblical myth and a mesmerizing allegory on the human condition in a challenging format.
Gust Van den Berghe
Belgium
Gust Van den Berghe graduated filmschool in 2010 with his debute feature LITTLE BABY JESUS OF FLANDR. A year later he made his second film BLUE BIRD, both premiered at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. In 2012 he wrote and directed an opera for a young audience QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, a free adaptation on Mozarts Magic flute. LUCIFER is his third film and also the final piece of a filmic tryptic.
