La virgen de los sicarios

Sep 20 2000 R 1h 41m
Crime, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

The tempestuous love story between Fernando, an older man who has recently returned to his crime-ridden drug capitol hometown of Medellin, Colombia and the gun-happy 16-year-old assassin Alexis, who murders all too easily. When Alexis himself is fatally gunned down, grief-stricken Fernando hunts for his young lover's killer in the Medellin slums, but instead encounters Wilmar, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Alexis.

Written by

Fernando Vallejo

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Production Countries

Colombia, France, Spain

Production Companies

Tornasol Films, Proyecto Tucan, Les Films du Losange, Vertigo Films, Canal+

Languages

Español, Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,375
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA