The Life After (2013)
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.
Director:
David Pablos
Writers:
Gabriela Vidal, David Pablos.
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María Renée Prudencio as Silvia |
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Rodrigo Azuela as Rodrigo |
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Américo Hollander as Samuel |
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Patricio Hoyo Fuertes as Samuel Niño |
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Alexis Garzón Espinosa as Rodrigo Niño |
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María Leonor Rodríguez as Mujer Funeraria 1 |
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María Teresa Serralde as Mujer Funeraria 2 |
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Luis Ricart as Joven Gasolinera |
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Carlos Castellanos as Mesero |
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Francisco Javier Sánchez as Mesero 2 |
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Giovanni Juárez Gutiérrez as Mesero 3 |
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Melisa Juárez Gutiérrez as Mesero 4 |
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Nora del Cueto as Novia Rodrigo |
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Lydia Margules as Mujer Indigente |
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Gilberto Barraza as Hombre Insultos |
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Isaac Velasco as Soldado 1 |
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Pascasio López as Soldado 2 |
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Axel Arenas as Soldado 3 |
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Itzel Ramírez as Mujer Bebé |
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Alberto Wolfgang Bischog as Hombre Bebé |
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Meraqui Rodríguez as Recepcionista |
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Waldo Hernández as Cantinero |
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Antonio Pérez Duarte as Borracho |
| Sound | Nicolás Aguilar Límenes | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | David Pablos | Director |
| Writing | Gabriela Vidal | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Pablos | Screenplay |
| Production | Henner Hofmann | Producer |
| Production | Karla Bukantz | Producer |
| Production | Verónica Novelo | Executive Producer |
| Art | Shantal Franceschi | Production Design |
| Production | Viridiana Olvera | Casting |
| Editing | Miguel Salgado | Editor |
| Sound | Carlo Ayhllón | Music |
| Sound | Alejandro de Icaza | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nury Alamo | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ana Hernández | Production Manager |
| Crew | Natalia Moguel | Script |
| Writing | Pablo Giles | Storyboard |
| Production | Israel Ahumada | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Jessica Aviña | Production Controller |
| Production | Claudia Puebla | Location Manager |
| Art | Luis Carlos Pichardo | Location Scout |
| Art | Jorge Reyes | Location Scout |
| Art | Maria Luisa Alatorre | Location Scout |
| Production | Susana Camarena | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Alfredo Pérez Ortiz | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Alfonso Ávila Becerra | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | David Villareal Vázquez | Production Office Assistant |
| Camera | Eva Hernández Villaseñor | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Gabriela García | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Michelle Garza | Video Assist Operator |
| Sound | Eduardo Valverde | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Marcela Cruz Monfort | Property Master |
| Art | Irma Ávila Carrisal | Art Department Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keté Cebral | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guadalupe Ramírez | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Pedro González Sánchez | Gaffer |
| Crew | Pedro González Sánchez | Special Effects |
| Crew | Eric Aguayo | Chef |
| Production | Angélica Cervantes | Production Accountant |
| Crew | José Fragoso | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Isis Puente | Color Designer |
| Visual Effects | Christian Rivera | Animation Director |
| Sound | Jaime Juárez | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gerardo Trigueros | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alejandro de Icaza | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alejandro de Icaza | Foley |
| Sound | Leandro Loredo | Foley |
| Sound | José E. Caldararo | Foley |
| Sound | Iván Ramos | Sound mixer |
| Camera | José de la Torre | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alettia Molina | Art Direction |