La Santa Muerte (Saint Death)
Director: Eva Aridjis
Year: 2007
Country: America / Mexico
Duration: 53mins
Print Source: Seventh Art Releasing
Web: www.lasantamuertefilm.com
Condemned by the mainstream Catholic Church as unwittingly beholden to the Satanic, the cult of Saint Death – a female grim reaper - offers a powerful force for Mexico’s poor and disenfranchised who feel excluded by traditional Catholic dogma. This absorbing film tells the story of this contemporary syncretic sect that counts transvestites, fallen women, and criminals amongst its adherents.
Painting a fascinating picture of a faith that finds many of its followers in the rough barrio and jails, Saint Death presents a world rarely seen.
Australian Premiere