Rosario Tijeras

Rosario Tijeras

2005 · 126 min · ES · 6.6 (127 votes)
Dir. Emilio Maillé · Starring Flora Martínez, Alejandra Borrero, Kristina Lilley, Unax Ugalde, Manolo Cardona, Rodrigo Oviedo · Music Roque Baños

It's easier to kill than to love

CrimeRomanceDrama

Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy womanizer, and his best friend, Antonio, at a nightclub, and starts an affair with Emilio despite Antonio's growing feelings for her. But circumstances bring her closer to Antonio, until her past catches up with her in a devastating way.

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A raw, unflinching look at a woman navigating a brutal world. It's a dark, sensual, and often violent ride through Medellín's underbelly, where survival and desire collide with devastating consequences.

grittyintensemelancholicsensualviolentsteadyneo-noirgritty realismLatin American cinemarevengetraumaclass conflictlove trianglesurvival
rapesocially deprived familymedellín, colombia
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