Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- María AlchéAmalia
- Mercedes MoránHelena
- Julieta ZylberbergJosefina
- Carlos BellosoDr. Jano
- Alejandro UrdapilletaFreddy
- Mía MaestroInés
- Marta LubosMirta
- Arturo GoetzDr. Vesalio
- Alejo MangoDr. Cuesta
- Mónica VillaMadre de Josefina
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
The blessings of salvation have rarely felt so mixed, the parameters of Lolita-hood so elusive - which is exactly Martel's specialty. - 90
The New York Times
The Holy Girl may occasionally frustrate your desire for clarity and order, but in the end it will reward your patience, and you leave the theater in a state of quiet awe. - 80
Village Voice
Not the least remarkable thing about this deadpan, deceptively haphazard ensemble comedy, a movie as much choreographed as directed, is the way that--at the final moment--the mist simply evaporates. - 80
Salon
It's a marvelously acted film, driven by a sweaty-palmed, exponentially mounting tension. - 80
L.A. Weekly
It's a style at once ravishing and mysterious, austere and intimate, carrying with it the suggestion that even cinema may be powerless to invade the most clandestine antechambers of human behavior. - 75
New York Post
The Holy Girl ends without resolution, but one isn't needed in this mature, thoughtful drama. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
A film that leaves cinephiles breathless and the mainstream movie maniacs scratching their heads. - 70
Variety
A mystifying film that holds the audience in suspense over where it's going and what it might mean for almost its entire running time.
