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La Virgen de los Sicarios

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4K
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28,031
2,008
La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)
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The writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after an absence of over 30 years. He meets 16-year-old Alexis. Alexis is the kind of killer who knocks people off on command. The two are immediate... Read allThe writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after an absence of over 30 years. He meets 16-year-old Alexis. Alexis is the kind of killer who knocks people off on command. The two are immediately attracted to each other.The writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after an absence of over 30 years. He meets 16-year-old Alexis. Alexis is the kind of killer who knocks people off on command. The two are immediately attracted to each other.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,031
2,008
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    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Fernando Vallejo(novel)
    • Stars
      • Germán Jaramillo
      • Anderson Ballesteros
      • Juan David Restrepo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Fernando Vallejo(novel)
    • Stars
      • Germán Jaramillo
      • Anderson Ballesteros
      • Juan David Restrepo
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    • 80User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

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    Photos18

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    Anderson Ballesteros and Germán Jaramillo in La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)
    Anderson Ballesteros and Germán Jaramillo in La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)
    Anderson Ballesteros and Germán Jaramillo in La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)
    Anderson Ballesteros in La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)
    Germán Jaramillo in La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000)

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    Germán Jaramillo
    • Fernando
    Anderson Ballesteros
    Anderson Ballesteros
    • Alexis
    Juan David Restrepo
    Juan David Restrepo
    • Wilmar
    Manuel Busquets
    • Alfonso
    Wilmar Agudelo
    • Child Sniffing Glue
    Juan Carlos Álvarez
    • 4x4 Thief
    Jairo Alzate
    • Taxi Driver Santa Domingo
    Zulma Arango
    • Waitress
    José Luis Bedoya
    • Taxi Sabaneta 1
    Cenobia Cano
    • Alexis's Mother
    Eduardo Carvajal
    • Taxi Driver Clinic
    Olga Lucía Collazos
    • Pregnant Woman
    Jorge A. Correa
    • Dead Man
    Phanor Delgado
    • Taxi Driver with Machete
    Albeiro Lopera
    • Punk
    Wilson Lopez
    • Taxi Driver Sabaneta 2
    Alexander Molina
    • Alexis's Brother
    Aníbal Moncada
    • Don Anibal
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Fernando Vallejo(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Fernando: You can't live without sex. People go crazy without sex. Look how nutty the Pope's become. Spouting crap everywhere and kissing floors. Saying that homosexuality and all that is a sin. That's a sin? Having kids is a sin! There's no space left, the Planet will explode!

    • Connections
      References The Blue Lagoon (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Amar y Vivir
      Written by Consuelo Velázquez

      Performed by Leo Marini

    User reviews80

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    9/10
    9/10
    This is one of those movies that you're wary about, because the criticisms are so obvious. Yet I think this is something close to a minor masterpiece. This is quite rich material -- very literary, in a way -- and the invoking of Catholicism (and, for me, Genet) through the title is apt, for the way it delves into accepted perversions. At first I was wondering what the much-discussed shocking aspect of the film was, thinking perhaps it was the (would-be) sensuousness of this Latin boy-lover (the shared drink is not something you'd get in common fare), but it seems like it's more the violence that people react (or object) to. While it didn't upset me, I think the violence is interesting in two ways: one, the digital video makes the dispassionate killings have little impact, because it makes the film seem somewhat amateurish (with aid of the acting), like a genre film made on a shoestring budget; and two, the film as a whole is anti-dramatic -- for instance, when the revelation occurs, in a dramatized film it would be devastating: the truth of your lover revealed, and the swirl of emotions it creates; here, nothing -- so there is no cathartic violence (as in "The Godfather," for example), and it isn't lush. But it isn't brutal, either -- you don't get your nose rubbed in it, and I cherished that generosity to the audience.

    The digital also helps keep the film grounded -- the only really attention-grabbing aspects of the film, as cinema, are the opening and closing framing of very beautiful music, and one nice over-the-wall camera move. It's like a cleverer "Man Bites Dog," in the sense that this *doesn't* draw attention to itself, that there is no winking or overt displays of cleverness. The film as a whole is subtle (at one point it feels like magic realism, even though we are told, I guess, that it's not), even though individual scenes are not (that the euthanizing of the dog is the only killing that has feeling is very heavy-handed). It's also incredibly easy to watch, and I think that must be due in part because the digital -- clear, crisp, and clean, with a smooth lucidity -- helps you seep into the film quicker, without any fuss. Indeed, without any film atmosphere at all. 9/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2000 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
      • Colombia
    • Official site
      • Les Films du Losange (France)
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Our Lady of the Assassins
    • Filming locations
      • Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Losange
      • Le Studio Canal+
      • Vértigo Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $525,330
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $56,069
      • Sep 9, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $624,525
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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