Of Love and Other Demons

Mar 26, 2009

1h 35m

★ 6.4

Overview

Based on Gabriel García Márquez's novel, this is the unsettling story of 13-year-old noble Sierva and the dog bite that changes her life forever. Abandoned, displaced, in the midst of a sexual awakening and finally exorcised, Sierva finds an unlikely ally in a young priest and together they discover passion.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Alicia Films

CMO Producciones

RCN Cine

Programa Ibermedia

Cacerola Films

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Cast

Cayetano Delaura

Pablo Derqui

Sierva María

Eliza Triana

Obispo

Jordi Dauder

Marqués

Joaquín Climent

Marquesa

Margarita Rosa de Francisco

Abrenuncio

Damián Alcázar

Abadesa

Alina Lozano

Sor Agueda

Martha Lucía Leal

Martina

Carlota Llano

Caridad

Linette Hernández

Humberto Dorado

Leonor González

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