The Holy Girl

2004 · 1h46 · Film

Directed by Lucrecia Martel

Starring María Alché, Mercedes Morán, Julieta Zylberberg, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mía Maestro, Marta Lubos, Arturo Goetz, Alejo Mango, Mónica Villa

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

La niña santa

Original language

Spanish

Screenplay

Lucrecia Martel

Music

Andres Gerszenzon

Cinematography

Félix Monti

Cast

Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mía Maestro, Marta Lubos, Arturo Goetz, Alejo Mango, Mónica Villa, Leandro Stivelman, Manuel Schaller

Updated July 22, 2026

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