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Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985·2h ·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
19,407 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 1985 drama movie directed by Hector Babenco, starring William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 19,407 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Hector Babenco
Stars
William Hurt
Raul Julia
Sonia Braga
José Lewgoy
Details
1985-07-26
120 min
Movie
R
★ Brazil, United States
★ English, French, German, Portuguese
Keywords
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