Silent Light

2009 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.

Scores

Overall Score
49.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
41.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.9%
Review Aggregate
76.2

Critic Consensus

87.0% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingemotionalcharacter-drivenromanticthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Fehr2009$10,000$14,000(est)
Jacobo Klassen2009$6,000$9,000(est)
Maria Pankratz [de]2009$5,000$7,000(est)
Miriam Toews2009$4,000$5,000(est)
Cornelio Wall2009$3,000$5,000(est)
Peter Wall2009$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes7,061

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$60,200$88,041
International2009$791,421$1,157,430
Worldwide2009$851,621$1,245,471

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2009$346,668$506,992
Digital Rentals ?2009$840,000$1,228,476
Digital Purchases ?2009$269,000$393,405
Physical Rentals ?2009$3,432,000$5,019,200
Physical Purchases ?2009$7,333,000$10,724,299
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$72,600$106,175
Total Revenues2009$12,293,268$17,978,547
Expenses
Budget ?2009$242,000 (est)$353,918 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$346,000 (est)$506,015 (est)
Participations2009$492,000$719,536
Residuals ?2009$835,000$1,221,163
Interest & Overhead2009$48,400$70,784
Total Expenses2009$1,963,400$2,871,415
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$10,329,868$15,107,132

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