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Release Date:
26 July 1985 (USA) morePlot:
Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a homosexual, is found... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Belated 'Kiss' (From New York Post. 8 July 2008, 1:09 AM, PDT)
Hurt's Oscar Stolen
(From WENN. 15 February 2006)
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Rewarding movie. 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:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Ontario) | 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 "Married with Children: Kiss of the Coffee Woman (#10.25)" (1996) moreFAQ
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***1/2 out of ****
Exceptional, daring movie about a homosexual prisoner and a politically driven prisoner, who come to terms with their differences and start a friendship. William Hurt is brilliant as the homosexual prisoner, who's only escape from his sad reality is to talk about an old movie he once saw. Raul Julia is every bit as good as the tough as nails, political revolutionary. The direction is good, too.