In 1940s Curaçao, Gabriel Goedbloed, a charismatic painter, arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in St Anna’s Church, under the request of its parish priest. The colonial Antillean society proves less than tolerant towards the visitor, especially after he chooses Ava—a young, mixed-race teacher, who is engaged to be married, as his model for the Virgin Mary. Director: Norman de Palm Year of release: 1990 Country: Curaçao, Netherlands Genre: Narrative Feature Language: Papiamentu and Dutch, with English subtitles AWARDS: WINNER, Jury Prize, Festival International De Cine Latino Americano, Havana, Cuba, 1990. *DVD available