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UNITED STATES · 1990

Wild At Heart

David Lynch
American Independent forbidden love road movie maternal obsession violence and danger surrealism
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Synopsis

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

Year1990
CountryUnited States
DirectorDavid Lynch
MovementAmerican Independent
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