Fresh
A movie that finds a new way to get at the dichotomy of the violent yet supposedly religious and of the faith-starved yet militantly agnostic.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Our Lady of the Assassins
2000 · 1h 41m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Overview
World-weary arthur 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.
Director and cast
- Barbet Schroeder Director
- Germán Jaramillo as Fernando
- Anderson Ballesteros as Alexis
- Juan David Restrepo as Wilmar
- Manuel Busquets as Alfonso
- Wilmar Agudelo as Child Sniffing Glue
- Juan Carlos Álvarez as 4x4 Thief
- Jairo Alzate as Taxi Driver Santa Domingo
- Zulma Arango as Waitress
- José Luis Bedoya as Taxi Sabaneta 1
- Cenobia Cano as Alexis's Mother
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
The film's title is appropriate. A desperate Catholicism flavors the doomed city.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
A film of clarity, feeling and electric intensity.
Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
We never come to care about these characters, perhaps because they seem to care so little about themselves.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
A harrowing and sobering tale of self-discovery in a civilization on the verge of collapse.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
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