71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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La virgen de los sicarios / Our Lady of the Assassins

Barbet Schroeder
Spain - France - Colombia
Synopsis
Fernando is a writer who returns to his native city of Medellin after an absence of 30 years. Newly arrived, he strikes up an intimate relationship with the young Alexis, who follows his steps round streets in which human life has lost all value. Gradually, Fernando finds himself becoming less and less sensitive to the shoot-outs between assassins and the violence that forms an everyday part of city life.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Screenplay
Fernando Vallejo
Photography
Rodrigo Lalinde
Edition
Elsa Vásquez
Music
Jorge Arriagada
Cast
Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets, Aníbal Moncada
Running Time
97 m.
Country
Spain - France - Colombia
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