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66% Critic Match
The Holy Girl
“She is both temptation and salvation.”
6.6 / 10• 2004• 1h 46m•R• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
María Alché
Amalia
Lead
Mercedes Morán
Helena
Julieta Zylberberg
Josefina
Carlos Belloso
Dr. Jano
Alejandro Urdapilleta
Freddy
Mía Maestro
Inés
Marta Lubos
Mirta
Arturo Goetz
Dr. Vesalio
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lucrecia Martel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Holy Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
