CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1999
Sex, Shame & Tears posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE1999 1h 47m MEX

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Susana Zabaleta

Ana

Jorge Salinas

Miguel

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Tomás

Mónica Dionne

María