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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…

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.

19852h 0mRDrama

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About Kiss of the Spider Woman

Directors
Héctor Babenco
Cast
William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Miriam Pires
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Brazil, United States of America
Status
Released

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