Drama
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Imitation of Life
Blonde Venus
The Slingshot
Paperhouse
Close
A Bright Sun
My Friend Henry
Toto the Hero
The Visitor
La niña tatuada
Deaf
Gush
Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
Sister My Sister
To the Sea
The Girl
London Symphony
I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home
Finn
Bolle
SIMILAR MOVIES
Imitation of Life
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1959
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.Blonde Venus
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1932
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.The Slingshot
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1993
Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.Paperhouse
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1988
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.Close
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 2022
Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.A Bright Sun
IMDB 8 | May , 2024
Mila, an eleven-year-old girl, faces her last days of life before the end of the world. At the same time, she struggles to understand what this means and to keep her family together by holding a party for the final moment.My Friend Henry
IMDB 7 | Aug , 2004
When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her room. She tells her mother about it, but she does not believe her. At the local supermarket Elsi meets Henry, who seems to spend his time returning shopping trolleys. Elsi does not know anything about the boy, who has an irritating habit of appearing from out of nowhere, only to disappear again, as if into thin air. Nevertheless, the children become friends.Toto the Hero
IMDB 7 | May , 1991
80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.The Visitor
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 2008
A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father - a man of great violence - in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the boy´s only other companion. Their simple life is disrupted when a stranger appears, with a note from the father and a bullet in his side. Reluctantly, mother and son offer the stranger refuge.La niña tatuada
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
Deaf
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 2025
Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired.Gush
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2023
Psychological thriller about a woman on the verge of a psychoses while becoming a mother.Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
IMDB 5.2 | Dec , 2008
With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecillo as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 30 years of doing everything for her family, she realizes she hasn’t done anything for herself. Ina then embarks on a journey of finding her self-worth that surprisingly lands her as the President of the Philippines!Sister My Sister
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 1994
A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as their overbearing employer discovers a sexual fever between the two sisters.To the Sea
IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2010
Before leaving for Rome with his mother, five year old Natan is taken by his father, Jorge, on an epic journey to the pristine Chinchorro reef off the coast of Mexico. As they fish, swim, and sail the turquoise waters of the open sea, Natan discovers the beauty of his Mayan heritage and learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface, as the bond between father and son grows stronger before their inevitable farewell.The Girl
IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 2009
Story of a ten-year-old girl left alone in her house in the summer of 1981.London Symphony
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1955
Impressionistic glimpses of London life from early morning to rush hour.I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Matoom, a young Thai boy comes to the gradual understanding on the ephemerality of his family life through his re-collected memories - inspired by 'Bright', the first Thai novel by a female writer to have appeared in English.Finn
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2026
Indy and Finn are best friends who escape into the forest to create a fantasy film filled with heroes, monsters, and wooden swords. As they immerse themselves in their imaginary world, the real world quietly encroaches, Finn is moving away, and neither boy knows how to say goodbye. Their playful filmmaking project becomes a means of clinging to a fleeting connection. Through toy knights, hand-drawn monsters, and whispered arguments, the boys wrestle with the inevitable changes that come with growing up.Bolle
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2022