La virgen de los sicarios = Our lady of the assassins / Paramount Pictures ; Paramount Classics ; les Films du Losange, le Studio Canal+, Vertigo Films, Tucán Producciones con la participación de Canal+ ; producción, Barbet Schroeder, Margaret Menegoz ; guión, Fernando Vallejo ; dirección, Barbet Schroeder.

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An older writer, Fernando, returns to his hometown, Medellin, Colombia. There he falls in love with 16-year-old assassin, Alexis. After Alexis is killed, Fernando hunts for his killer in the Medellin slums and falls in love with Wilmar, a boy who resembles Alexis.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Virgen de los sicarios (Motion picture) Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation Paramount Classics (Firm) Films du losange (Firm) Studio Canal+ Vertigo Films (Great Britain) Tucán Producciones
Other Authors:	Schroeder, Barbet Menegoz, Margaret Vallejo, Fernando Jaramillo, Germán, 1952- Ballesteros, Anderson Restrepo, Juan David Busquets, Manuel Lalinde, Rodrigo Vásquez, Elsa Arriagada, Jorge, 1943-
Language:	Spanish English
Language of the Original:	Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	In Spanish with English subtitles.
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [2002]
Series:	Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Assassins > Colombia > Medellín > Drama. Gay men > Colombia > Medellín > Drama. Asesinos > Colombia > Medillín > Teatro. Homosexuales varones > Colombia > Medillín > Teatro. Assassins. Gay men. Medellín (Colombia) > Drama. Medellín (Colombia) > Teatro. Colombia > Medellín. Vallejo, Fernando > Film adaptations. Vallejo, Fernando. Feature films > Colombia. Foreign language films > Spanish. Feature films. Drama. Film adaptations.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Feature films Foreign language films Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued on VHS.
Variant Title:	Our lady of the assassins. [Parallel title]
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	An older writer, Fernando, returns to his hometown, Medellin, Colombia. There he falls in love with 16-year-old assassin, Alexis. After Alexis is killed, Fernando hunts for his killer in the Medellin slums and falls in love with Wilmar, a boy who resembles Alexis.
Note:	Based on the novel by Fernando Vallejo. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ8 D0013995 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:	0792175166 9780792175162
Credits:	Director of photography, Rodrigo Lalinde ; editor, Elsa Vásquez ; music, Jorge Arriagada.
System Details:	DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Cast:	Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets.
Additional Physical Form:	Also issued on VHS.