The Red Virgin

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The Red Virgin

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2024

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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The Red Virgin is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, becoming one of the most brilliant minds in Spain in the 1930s and one of Europe's leading referents on female sexuality. At 18, Hildegart begins to experience freedom and meets Abel Velilla, who helps her to explore a new emotional world, and to break away from her mother's iron nest. Aurora fears losing control over her daughter, and does everything she can to prevent Hildegart from moving away. The two women clash on a summer night in 1933 putting an end to the "Hildegart Project".

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Luis Martínez

El Mundo (Spain)

The result is a spectacle, but also a wound, a melodrama of terror, a beautiful, very attentive feminist song. [Full review in Spanish]

Feb 10, 2025

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Gopinath Rajendran

The Hindu

The Red Virgin is a brilliant biopic that doubles as an intriguing mother-daughter thriller anchored by fantastic performances and an impeccable screenplay.

Jan 17, 2025

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

This is not the first time that Spanish cinema has tackled this shocking and gruesome story..., but in these times of growing extremism, hate speech and questioning of progressive discourse, it was well worth an update...[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jan 14, 2025

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

Not only is The Red Virgin meticulously directed, but it is the hallmark of a must-see historical drama, with a firm screenplay and impeccable performances.

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 5, 2024

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

The Red Virgin, on Prime Video, leaves you feeling thrilled and claustrophobic from the very start and it's only upward from there.

Rated: 4.5/5

Dec 5, 2024

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Andrea Zamora

Sensacine

The Red Virgin is also distinguished by the delicacy present in some of the images. Not only for their beauty and use of color but also for the metaphorical charge they contain. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 2, 2024

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Alain E

A very successful dramatic narrative, unfortunately based on real events. The young girl was a prodigy and she was killed by her mother who had a serious psychiatric disorder. The film is impeccably photographed and acted. My only two objections is the symbolism of the marble statue and the interposition near the end of the child actor to show, I assume, how her mother sees her near adult daughter.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Brian M

An incredible film. Utterly beautiful in its production, incredibly well acted and I was hooked by its quiet intensity. It's a Netflix production, and without wanting to be rude about Spanish films, it shows.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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HJ D

Intriguing, haunting, visually arresting. It should appeal to Almodovar fans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Yo F

Simplemente, malísima, con intenciones de ser algo más

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Audience Member

Heartbreaking and well acted....Definitely check this out. Two Thumbs way up

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Riccardo g

The theme of female emancipation, although important, is overexposed and repetitive, giving the feeling that the message is more important than the story. Ultimately, "Hildegart: the Red Virgin" is a work that functions more as an ideological manifesto than as a universal narrative, risking alienating those looking for a less schematic story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Paula Ortiz

Director

Najwa Nimri

Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira

Alba Planas

Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira

Aixa Villagrán

Macarena

Patrick Criado

Abel Vilella

Pepe Viyuela

Guzmán

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Synopsis

The Red Virgin is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, becoming one of the most brilliant minds in Spain in the 1930s and one of Europe's leading referents on female sexuality. At 18, Hildegart begins to experience freedom and meets Abel Velilla, who helps her to explore a new emotional world, and to break away from her mother's iron nest. Aurora fears losing control over her daughter, and does everything she can to prevent Hildegart from moving away. The two women clash on a summer night in 1933 putting an end to the "Hildegart Project".

Director: Paula Ortiz
Producer: María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz
Screenwriter: Eduard Sola, Clara Roquet
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Amazon Prime Video, Elástica Films, Avalon
Rating: R (Violence|Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2024
Runtime: 1h 54m

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