Hell Without Limits

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-04-28

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (530 Reviews)

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Lucha Villa Ana Martèn Gonzalo Vega Julièn Pastor

Writer:

Josè Donoso (novel)

Josè Donoso (screenplay)

Josè Emilio Pacheco

Arturo Ripstein

Fullplot:

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a whorehouse to own all the buildings and close the deal. It's owned by a man and his daughter: Manuelita is gay, aging, afraid; he cross-dresses and entertains as a flamenco dancer; he wants to sell and leave. His daughter wants to stay. The return of Pancho complicates things: he's a hothead Alejo tries to control and he scared Manuelita the year before. Things come to a head as Pancho breaks Alejo's hold on him, then flirts and dances with Manuelita and finds himself at risk of being called a "maricèn."

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