Our Lady of the Assassins

Our Lady of the Assassins

2000 · 101 min · ES · R · 7.2 (152 votes)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder · Starring Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets, Wilmar Agudelo, Juan Carlos Álvarez · Music Jorge Arriagada
CrimeDramaRomance

World-weary arthur Fernando has returned to his native Colombia to live out his days in peace. But Fernando's once-quiet hometown has become a hotbed of violence, drugs and corruption. On the brink of despair, Fernando meets Alexis, a beautiful but hardened street kid who lives by the rule of the gun. Together, they forge an unlikely relationship.

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A world-weary soul finds unexpected solace amidst brutal violence and corruption. This is a gritty, romantic drama exploring fragile connections in a dangerous landscape, steeped in a melancholic, neo-noir atmosphere.

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