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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

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Movie"Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…"
Audience Score
70
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R 2 hrJul 26th, 1985Drama
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The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
StarringWilliam HurtRaúl JuliáSônia Braga
DirectorHéctor Babenco

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 26th, 1985
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 21st, 2008 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,250,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$17,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Production Companies:HB Filmes, Island Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or booklgbtgay themepoliticsprisontorturemale homosexualityhomophobia