The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders

2023 1h 51m ES

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7.7

BANGER

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63%

FRESH

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6.4

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 50🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes★6.4IMDB · 1,732

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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Between 1998 and 2005, a wave of murders targeting elderly women hit Mexico City, triggering the hunt for — and capture — of a most unlikely suspect.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Juana Barraza
Self (archive footage)
Ted Bundy
Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Dahmer
Self (archive footage)
Aileen Wuornos
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne Gacy
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: María José Cuevas
Writers: Miguel León
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by María José Cuevas, shot by Axel Pedraza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Enrico Chapela. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Valeria Valenzuela shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Juana Barraza and Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27640680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

María José Cuevas directs. Axel Pedraza behind the camera. Enrico Chapela scores. Valeria Valenzuela cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by María José Cuevas, shot by Axel Pedraza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Enrico Chapela. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Valeria Valenzuela shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Juana Barraza and Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt27640680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.