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