The Holy Girl

The Holy Girl

106 mins | Drama | May 6, 2004

Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.

The Holy Girl

106 mins | Drama | May 6, 2004

The Holy Girl
Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers El Deseo, Hubert Bals Fund, R&C Produzioni, Lita Stantic Producciones, Fondazione Montecinemaverita, Teodora Film, La Pasionaria S.r.l.
Original title La niña santa
Directors Lucrecia Martel
Writers Lucrecia Martel

Cast

María Alché

as Amalia

Mercedes Morán

as Helena

Julieta Zylberberg

as Josefina

Carlos Belloso

as Dr. Jano

Mía Maestro

as Inés

Marta Lubos

as Mirta

Arturo Goetz

as Dr. Vesalio

Alejo Mango

as Dr. Cuesta

Mónica Villa

as Madre de Josefina