'' Silent Light '' ( Plautdietsch : '' Stellet Licht '' ; ) is a 2007 film written and directed by Carlos Reygadas . Filmed in a Mennonite colony close to Cuauhtémoc , Chihuahua State , Northern Mexico , '' Silent Light '' tells the story of a Mennonite married man who falls in love with another woman , threatening his place in the conservative community . The dialogue is in Plautdietsch , the Low German dialect of the Mennonites . The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards , but it did not make the shortlist . The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards . It gained nine nominations , including all major categories , in the Ariel Awards , the Mexican national awards
24th Independent Spirit Awards
24th Independent Spirit Awards
Silent Light