The Virgin of Juarez

The Virgin of Juarez stars Minnie Driver as a reporter investigating numerous deaths in the border town of the title. During the course of her work, she befriends a young woman named Mariela who claims to have survived a vicious attack by the assailant. Since the attack, she believes she has visions of the Virgin Mary. When she begins talking about this, many desperate people begin to look to her as a spiritual leader. As the small town becomes engulfed in this religious hysteria, the reporter has a more and more difficult time completing her assignment., While investigating a string of unsolved murders in Mexico, a reporter encounters a woman who survived an attack and has begun having visions of the Virgin Mary. Minnie Driver stars in this powerful tale of politics and religion, based on actual events. Ana Claudia Talancón, Esai Morales, Angus Macfadyen, Joanna Cassidy. Directed by Kevin James Dobson.