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Our Lady of the Assassins

2000 · 101 min

A bleak, intimate plunge into a violent city, mixing tender romance with casual brutality and a weary, sardonic despair.

Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring
Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo
Overview
World-weary author 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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Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring
Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
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    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama, romance
    Directed by
    Barbet Schroeder
    Written by
    Fernando Vallejo
    Starring
    Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets, Wilmar Agudelo, Juan Carlos Álvarez, Jairo Alzate, Zulma Arango
    Music
    Jorge Arriagada
    Cinematography
    Rodrigo Lalinde
    Runtime
    101 min
    Country
    Colombia, France, Spain
    Languages
    German, Spanish

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