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Kiss of the Spider Woman
BRAZIL · 1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Héctor Babenco
political imprisonment LGBTQ+ identity human connection across differences escapism through cinema torture and resistance
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Synopsis

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.

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