The Holy Girl
Original title: La niña santa
“She is both temptation and salvation.”
2004 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Lucrecia Martel
Lucrecia MartelCast
María Alché 
Mercedes Morán Carlos Belloso
Credits
Written by: Juan Pablo Domenech
Plot
A Catholic teenager at a hotel in Salta believes she is called to save a doctor who touched her at a convention.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lucrecia Martel's drama follows a devout teenager at a hotel who thinks she must save a doctor who touched her. Hazy, sound-rich and uneasy, with María Alché superb, it is a sensual, ambiguous study of faith and desire.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (4,778 votes)
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