Fernando, an old writer, returns to his village after a thirty year absence and meets a young killer, Alexis, at a brothel for boys. The aging author rediscovers his city through the hate and violence-filled eyes of his sixteen-year-old lover. Until fate catches up with them. Based on a Spanish novel by Fernando Vallejo “La Virgen de los Sicarios.”
Fernando, an old writer, returns to his village after a thirty year absence and meets a young killer, Alexis, at a brothel for boys. The aging author rediscovers his city through the hate and violence-filled eyes of his sixteen-year-old lover. Until fate catches up with them. Based on a Spanish novel by Fernando Vallejo “La Virgen de los Sicarios.”
"Barbet Schroeder has made many provocative films in many places but none as profound in impact as OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS."
Los Angeles Times
"A film of clarity, feeling and electric intensity."
Chicago Tribune
"A cracklingly invigorating return to form for Barbet Schroeder."
Boston Globe