"Our Lady of the Assassins" tells of a gay man who returns home to Medellin, Colombia after 30+ years abroad to find wanton killing and near anarchy in the streets, the sad result of years as the capital of the South American drug trade. The film is little more than the catholic-turned-atheist man and his young lovers roaming his childhood haunts while ruminating about the plight of humanity he sees as street thugs "off" others daily with no remorse. An excellent and stylish shoot with a very real "feel", this film is an artful and smart production. However, the story it tells could have well been in South Central Los Angeles and shows us nothing new. Some may be turned off by the gay sex, misanthropic undercurrents, and subtitles. Recommended for foreign film buffs into reality flix.
Review of Our Lady of the Assassins
