Killing Jesus

Matar a Jesús

58th TIFF: Greek Premiere

A 22-year-old Colombian woman witnesses her father’s murder. A few months later, she accidentally crosses paths with the killer, and while she struggles with the impulse to get revenge by the same means, she decides to get to know him before she commits a crime. A first-time director presents an autobiographical tale, by courageously discussing a part of her dark past, the borders between victim and perpetrator in one of the world’s most violent countries, and her favorite motto: “Resistance is the only place hope inhabits” (E. Sabato).

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Laura Mora

Script: Laura Mora, Alonso Torres

Cinematography: James L. Brown

Editing: Leandro Aste

Sound: Carlos Lopera “Chubby"

Music: Sebastián Escofet

Actors: Natasha Jaramillo, Giovanny Rodríguez

Production: 64-A Films, AZ Films

Producers: Diego F. Ramírez, Alex Zito, Ignacio Rey, Juan Pablo García, Maja Zimmermann

Art Direction: Iris Ocampo

Costumes: Ana María Acosta

Make Up: Laura Copó

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Colombia, Argentina|

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 100΄

Contact: Latido Films

Laura Mora

Laura Mora born in Medellín and is graduated in Film Management at RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia. She directed the short films West (2006), Brotherhood (2008), Salomé (2011). In 2016, she produced the feature film Killing Jesus. Winner of the FDC, Ibermedia and INCAA awards, it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) in 2017 and at the Festival de Cine de San Sebastián, where it received the EROSKI Award, the special mention for new directors, and the SIGNIS Critics Award. Since then, the film has been screened at more than 25 festivals and has collected more than 18 awards. Kings of the World won the Film Development Award at the Latin Film Festival in Toulouse, France, as well as the top prize at San Sebastián.