Our Lady of the Assassins (film)


Our Lady of the Assassins Spanish La virgen de los sicarios is a 2000 film by Barbet Schroeder about a Colombian author in his fifties who returns to his hometown of Medelln afteryears of absence to find himself trapped in an atmosphere of violence and murder caused by drug cartel warfare. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Fernando Vallejo.

He soon discovers that Alexis is a gang member and hitman or sicario himself, and that members of other gangs are after him. After several assassination attempts fail because of Alexis skillful handling of his Beretta, he is finally killed by two boys on a motorcycle. Fernando is partly responsible for this, as Alexis weapon has been lost before the murder due to Fernandos suicidal impulses.Fernando visits Alexis mother and gives her some money, and then walks through the streets aimlessly when he encounters Wilmar Juan David Restrepo, who bears a striking resemblance to Alexis, not only in his looks but in his entire manner. ........

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