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Killing Jesus

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Original title

Matar a Jesús

Year

2017

Running time

95 min.

Country

Colombia

Director

Laura Mora Ortega

Screenwriter

Alonso Torres, Laura Mora Ortega

Cast

Cinematography

James L. Brown

Producer

Co-production Colombia-Argentina;

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Based on a true story

Synopsis

Paula, a 22 year-old student, witnesses the murder of her beloved father, a popular political sciences professor at a public university in Medellin. From the distance, she catches a glimpse of the murderer as he beats a hasty retreat on a motorcycle. Devastated by the pain of their loss, Paula and her family will have to deal with official lethargy. The authorities will make no effort to clarify the events and the case is soon archived and abandoned. When Christmas comes round, a couple of months after the murder, Paula accidentally bumps into Jesús, the young man who killed her father. So what happens when revenge becomes a real possibility? Paula decides to approach the man, initially motivated by an almost primitive instinct to get answers and eventually to find the courage to cross the moral and ethical line of killing a man, thereby avenging her father’s death.

Awards: 2017: San Sebastian Film Festival: Youth Award

2017: La Havana Film Festival: First Film Special Prize

2018: Fenix Awards: Best Screenplay

2018: Macondo Awards: Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Sound & Sup Actor (Escobar)

2017: Havana Film Festival: Special Prize (First Film).

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Killing Jesus

2017

Laura Mora Ortega

6.7

(762)