The extremely low budget it's the biggest setback of this movie. The story tells the story of Amparo and his "husband" the Animal, doing so it shows a whole circle of human behavior, from the childish naive young girl, to the despicable sexual predator, passing by the permittivity of some families and the code of silence in the poorest communities with the complicity of the total absence of the state of law and the cruel living conditions in the outskirts of Medellin, Colombia.

With a film industry lacking of good strong story's but full of remakes, CGI and big explosions, this kind of movies are a breath of fresh air. Sadly Victor Gaviria is too stubborn and vindicate his style by perpetuating the extreme "humble" production as a realism dogma. It's true that the veracity of the story is lever up by filming on location. But there are plenty of examples of great filmmaking doing the same thing with much better production, the best example would be Fernando Meirelle's Cidade de Deus (2002) aka "City of God". To sum it up: Humble production it's not equal to more realism.

Still is a good movie, but maybe not for the typical audience.

This movie shows the reality of my country.

It portraits perfectly how most of our people live, something that a tourist would never experience, the invisible majority. It also shows how vulnerable women are living in a place where justice is a luxury only people with money can afford.

I highly recommend this movie.

The Animal is a dirty, rotten, nasty, bastard. If he was a victim in ten straight Saw movies, he still wouldn't get what he deserves. At one point, I wanted Alan Rickman to sweep in and gouge his beating heart out with a spoon. On the serious side, this film is a gritty exposé of Colombian poverty, and social dynamics within that community. The film is an exposed-nerve of a social drama, not for the faint of heart. There is rape, and unspeakable violence towards women, not just physical, but psycho-emotional. If you are not familiar with director Victor Gaviria, the guy is a genius. He's the Vittorio De Sica of Colombia. He's the Scorsese of the Medellin ghetto. Go see for yourself. The Animal's Woman is a return to the world of Colombia's poor, after his bad-ass exploration of the Narco game, Sumas Y Restas, released in 2005.