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
“She is both temptation and salvation.”
Overview
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.
Director
Lucrecia Martel
Budget
1.4M
Status
Released
Production
Teodora Film, La Pasionaria S.r.l., R&C Produzioni, El Deseo, Fondazione Montecinemaverita, Hubert Bals Fund, Lita Stantic Producciones, Vista Sur Films
Cast
María Alché
Amalia
Mercedes Morán
Helena
Julieta Zylberberg
Josefina
Carlos Belloso
Dr. Jano
Alejandro Urdapilleta
Freddy
Mía Maestro
Inés
Marta Lubos
Mirta
Arturo Goetz
Dr. Vesalio
Alejo Mango
Dr. Cuesta
Mónica Villa
Madre de Josefina
Leandro Stivelman
Julián
Manuel Schaller
Thermin Player
Miriam Diaz
Miriam
Rodolfo Cejas
Josefina's Father
Maria Victoria Mosca Coll
Local Girl
Ornella Velazco
Local Girl
Guadalupe Pardo Hernandez
Local Girl
Ana Carolina Beltrán
Local Girl
Rodolfo Cabrera
Manuel the Plumber
Maria Susana Falcon
Josefina's Aunt
Guillermo Enrique Castro
Lad in Accident
Victor Anuch
Juan Pablo
Sebastian Diaz Sabala
Juan Pablo's Friend
Maria Micol Ellero
Josefina's Sister
Sebastián Montagna
Josefina's Brother
Maria Emilia Martinez
Josefina's Sister
Guido Nunez
Medical Consultant
Nilda Silvia Suarez
Photocopier Woman
Ana Maria Fernandez
Jano's Wife
Carlos Silvio Poma
Dr Lara
Eduardo Jesus Chaig
Doctor
Juan Solis
Doctor
Roberto Bernacki
Doctor
Oscar Victoriano Sarmiento
Doctor
David Daniel Torino
Doctor
Eliana Santillan
Servant
Alejandro Leonidas Diaz
Pool Worker
Florinda Rosa Guamante
Caretaker
David Mansilla
Hotel Porter
Pablo Arias
Hotel Porter
Marcos Reynoso
Phone Assistant
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