: The visual language is often compared to Renaissance painting , utilizing a personal and intimate lens to capture the lush, tropical environment of Cartagena.
: Sierva María, the 13-year-old daughter of a decadent aristocratic family, has been raised almost entirely by African slaves, adopting their customs, languages, and Yoruban traditions. Her life takes a tragic turn when she is bitten by a rabid dog on her birthday. Del amor y otros demonios (2009)
: Though she shows no symptoms of rabies, the local bishop interprets her "alien" cultural habits as signs of demonic possession. He orders her father to lock her in a convent and instructs his young disciple, Father Cayetano Delaura , to perform an exorcism. : The visual language is often compared to
The narrative unfolds in a dark, repressive era of the . : Though she shows no symptoms of rabies,