Our Lady of the Assassins

Our Lady of the Assassins
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa virgen de los sicarios
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Directed byBarbet Schroeder
Screenplay byFernando Vallejo
Based onOur Lady of the Assassins
by Fernando Vallejo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRodrigo Lalinde
Edited byElsa Vásquez
Music byJorge Arriagada
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 1 September 2000 (2000-09-01) (Telluride Film Festival)
  • 20 September 2000 (2000-09-20) (France)
  • 11 October 2000 (2000-10-11) (Spain)
  • 24 November 2000 (2000-11-24) (Colombia)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Colombia
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish
Box office$624,525

Our Lady of the Assassins (Spanish: La virgen de los sicarios) is a 2000 Spanish-language romantic crime drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder from a screenplay by Fernando Vallejo, based on his 1994 novel. The film follows a Colombian author in his 50s who returns to his hometown of Medellín after 30 years of absence to find himself trapped in an atmosphere of violence and murder caused by drug cartel warfare.