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Rosario Tijeras is a colombien film of genre Drama released in USA on 12 august 2005 with Flora Martínez
Rosario Tijeras (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 august 2005
Length 2h6
OriginColombie
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Fictional prostitutes
Rating63%
Rosario Tijeras is a 2005 Colombian film based on the book of the same name written by Jorge Franco. The film was released in Colombia in 2005. In that same year the film had its North American premiere at the American Film Institute festival in Hollywood. The film also was nominated for a Goya Award for best foreign film. Rosario Tijeras is reportedly the second highest-grossing film in Colombian history.
Synopsis
The movie, based on a book by Jorge Franco, deals with the life of a beautiful woman involved with the subculture of sicarios, the motorcycle-riding hitmen of the slums of Medellín, Colombia, in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Rosario, a dangerous woman who was molested and raped as a child, and now claiming to be owned by no man, lives a life on the edge while trying to come to terms with her past and the men in her life, not making the best choices along the way.Actors
Flora Martínez
(Rosario Tijeras)
Manolo Cardona
(Emilio)
Unax Ugalde
(Antonio)
Helios Fernández
Alex Cox
(Donovan)
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