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The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

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2001, Argentina: A hot and steamy summer, just a few months after the outbreak of violence which led to a profound social and economic crisis in the country. Natalia, Mariela and Josefina are three, inseparable friends who live on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Having just finished their final year of high school, they all fall madly in love with Diego, a lifelong friend. Natalia has always had the most chemistry with him, but just when it seems inevitable that their friendship will turn into something more, Silvia appears on the scene. Older and more experienced in every sense, she soon captures Diego’s attention. Our protagonist suddenly finds herself having to deal with heartbreak, rejection and the fear of losing everything. With the help of her grandma, Rita, Natalia decides to call on dark incantations and curses to jinx Diego and Silvia’s blossoming relationship. The spell doesn’t work, but it does lead to a new and unknown sensation inside Natalia. An unexplored, mysterious feeling that will lead her towards self-empowerment, sexual awakening and a drastic denouement.

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Marshall Shaffer Slant Magazine Laura Casabé abstracts the typical emotions of tortured teens, only to then amplify them. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 3, 2025 Full Review Aisha Harris NPR Casabé uses magical realism and the macabre to explore desire, jealousy, and insecurity within a protagonist who's both extremely relatable and scary to contemplate. Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety Olivero’s riveting performance mingles entitled teenage petulance with darker reserves of rage... Casabé’s direction likewise balances keen coming-of-age observations with a stranger, more inchoate sense of a world slipping out of order. Feb 6, 2025 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film The heat of summer pulses beneath the action and we can virtually smell the sweat and decay as the sound of flies or a gathering storm punctuate the soundtrack. Rated: 4/5 Mar 3, 2025 Full Review Jonathan DeHaan Nightmare on Film Street It's a stretch label it strictly a horror movie, but for fans of sun-soaked dramas poisoned with a dose of doom, The Virgin of The Quarry Lake certainly casts a spell. Rated: 68% Mar 1, 2025 Full Review Therese Lacson Collider The Virgin of the Quarry Lake turns a coming-of-age story into a supernatural tale of violence, but it's the muddying of genres that ultimately makes the film fall short of the massive potential it has. Rated: 4/10 Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Laura Casabé

Director

Dolores Oliverio

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Dady Brieva

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Fernanda Echevarría

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Luisa Merelas

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Agustín Sosa

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Synopsis 2001, Argentina: A hot and steamy summer, just a few months after the outbreak of violence which led to a profound social and economic crisis in the country. Natalia, Mariela and Josefina are three, inseparable friends who live on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Having just finished their final year of high school, they all fall madly in love with Diego, a lifelong friend. Natalia has always had the most chemistry with him, but just when it seems inevitable that their friendship will turn into something more, Silvia appears on the scene. Older and more experienced in every sense, she soon captures Diego’s attention. Our protagonist suddenly finds herself having to deal with heartbreak, rejection and the fear of losing everything. With the help of her grandma, Rita, Natalia decides to call on dark incantations and curses to jinx Diego and Silvia’s blossoming relationship. The spell doesn’t work, but it does lead to a new and unknown sensation inside Natalia. An unexplored, mysterious feeling that will lead her towards self-empowerment, sexual awakening and a drastic denouement.
Director
Laura Casabé
Producer
Valería Bistagnino, Tomás Eloy Muñoz, Alejandro Israel, Diego Martínez Ulanosky, Ángeles Hernández, David Matamoros
Screenwriter
Benjamín Naishtat
Production Co
Buenos Aires Audiovisual Cluster, Ajimolido Films, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, Mr Miyagi Films, Mostra Cine, Caponeto, Fondo Nacional de las Artes
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 30m