Extirpador de Idolatrías

"A movie about the cultural resistance in a country besides diverse, divided."

Apr 14 2016 N/A 1h 26m
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.

Plot

A sinister killer pursues a girl who represents the persistence of Andean religious practices. Waldo, the persistence policeman discovers and captures the criminal and, at the same time, resolves his inner conflicts. The child's mother rediscovers the importance of her Andean cultural roots, but in an irreversible fusion with modern life.

Written by

Manuel Siles

Directed by

Manuel Siles

Cast

Oswaldo Salas, Magaly Solier, Paulina Bazán

Crew

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Production Countries

Peru

Production Companies

La Luna Pintada Producciones

Languages

Español

Awards

19 wins & 38 nominations

Trailers
Extirpador de Idolatrías - Trailer - Extirpator of Idolatries
Scores
# of Votes
32
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA