Our Lady of the Assassins Movie Review 2001

Based on Vallejo's 1994 autobiographical novel, the film follows Fernando (Jaramillo), an older gay man and a writer who has returned to his hometown of Medellin, Colombia to die. After 30 years away, Fernando discovers a crime-ridden city with drug trafficking, gangs, and violence to be the norm. At a party, Fernando is introduced to 16-year-old street tough Alexis (Ballesteros), who soon moves in with him. But when Alexis's past catches up with him, Fernando seeks the truth in a city of lies. Not for the faint-hearted; Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from Columbian, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Hit Men/Women, Gays, South America, May-December Romance, Growing Older, Smuggler's Blues, Writers, Homicide, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries

Screenplay

Fernando Vallejo

Cast

German Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets

Cinematography

Rodrigo Lalinde

Director

Barbet Schroeder

Music

Jorge Arriagada

Other

Jean Goudier, Elsa Vasquez, Monica Marulanda, Monica Marulanda

Producer

Barbet Schroeder, Margaret Menegoz, Jaime Osorio Gomez, Les Films du Losange, Le Studio Canal Plus, Vertigo Films, Tucan Producciones Cinematograficas, Paramount Classics