Rosario, the scissors woman

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Movie
German title Rosario, the scissors woman
Original title Rosario Tijeras
Country of production Colombia
original language Spanish
Publishing year 2005
length 116 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Emilio Maillé
script Marcelo Figueras
production Matthias Ehrenberg
Gustavo Angel Olaya
music Roque Baños
camera Pascal Marti
cut Irene Blecua
occupation

Rosario, the scissors woman is a Colombian thriller from the year 2005 . The literary film adaptation is based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Franco . In Germany he is also known under the alternative title Rosario - Die ice-cold killer .

action

The film is about the life of the beautiful woman Rosario Tijeras ( Spanish: scissors-Rosario ), a hit man from the slums of the Colombian city of Medellín , who worked for the drug lords there in the late 1980s and early 1990s . The dangerous and risky life of the protagonist and her search for love, which is always associated with violence, are told from the perspective of her best friends Antonio and Emilio.

criticism

"An erotically charged thriller that tells its seemingly trashy story with social commitment and a feeling for reality. The film, which became a hit in Colombia, also offers something surprising in form."

background

With over a million cinema viewers, Rosario Tijeras was the most successful Colombian film of 2005. The film's theme song of the same name comes from the Colombian singer Juanes and was also released in Germany.

In Germany, the film was released directly on DVD on June 5, 2007 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Rosario, the scissors woman. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. Rosario Tijeras . In: El Tiempo