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The Holy Girl   2004         R, 106 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Lucrecia Martel   Cast: Mercedes Moran, Maria Alche, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Julieta Zylberberg, Mia Maestro, Marta Lubos, Arturo Goetz, Alejo Mango, Monica Villa   Sixteen-year-old Amalia (Maria Alche) lives with her mother, Helena (Mercedes Moran), in a family-owned hotel. Curious about sex, Catholic educated Amalia experiences mixed emotions when a hotel guest, Dr. Jano (Carlos Belloso), presses his body against hers. Although married, Dr. Jano is attracted to Helena, but Amalia is sure the doctor suffers from unholy lust and that it is up to her to save him.