La Virgen Negra (2008)

Directed by

Ignacio Castillo Cottin

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy

Country

Venezuela

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small fishing village in Venezuela gets strange changes in the lives of its people after a black virgin appears. The film mixes romance and magic realism in a coastal town.

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What happens

La virgen negra (The Black Virgin) is a Venezuelan comedy film mixed with romance and magic realism. It is the first movie of the 25-year-old filmmaker Ignacio Castillo. The film tells the story of the strange changes in the lives of the inhabitants of a small fishing village (possibly an allusion to Barlovento) in the Venezuelan coast after the appearance of a black virgin. The film is set in the town of Higuerote in the northern coastal state of Miranda, Venezuela. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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