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Overview
Release Date:
26 JÚLIUS 1985 (USA) morePlot:
Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a homosexual, is found... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
An odd story moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Hurt | ... | Luis Molina |
 | Raul Julia | ... | Valentin Arregui |
 | Sonia Braga | ... | Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman |
 | José Lewgoy | ... | Warden |
| Milton Gonçalves | ... | Secret Policeman |
| Míriam Pires | ... | Mother Molina |
| Nuno Leal Maia | ... | Gabriel, Molina's friend |
| Fernando Torres | ... | Americo |
| Patricio Bisso | ... | Greta |
| Herson Capri | ... | Werner, Leni's German lover and Chief of Counter-Intelligence in movie fantasy |
| Denise Dumont | ... | Michelle, Leni's best friend in movie fantasy (as Denise Dummont) |
| Antônio Petrin | ... | Clubfoot, Resistance fighter in movie fantasy |
| Wilson Grey | ... | Flunky, Resistance fighter in movie fantasy |
| Miguel Falabella | ... | Lieutenant |
| Walter Breda | ... | Agent #1 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
120 minColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:14 (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Netherlands:12MOVIEmeter: 
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Sonia Braga did not speak English at the time of production, and had to recite her lines phonetically. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Luis Molina: She's... well, she's something a little strange. That's what she noticed, that she's not a woman like all the others. She seems all wrapped up in herself. Lost in a world she carries deep inside her.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997) moreFAQ
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I ended up somehow seeing this movie in the 1980s, I think I rented it for William Hurt. I loved it but at the time, video stores were just new and most of them didn't sell their tapes or if they did, they cost $100. Then a few years ago I happened on a copy of this great movie at a flea market. it was marked $8. I said to the man "Oh my god, I've been looking for this movie for years! His response? "I'll take 5$". Um, thats not how bartering generally works moron, I would have paid 20. Oh well, I got a deal and have never looked back. The themes, the development of their characters and relationship is amazing. The story within a story also is haunting, the parallels between being in jail (Julia and Hurt) and entrapped (Leni) are just wonderful.