The read
Scores higher than 87% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic80/100
352 audience votes
Key crew
- Leonard SchraderScreenplay
- John NeschlingOriginal Music Composer
- Héctor BabencoDirector
- Nando CordeiroOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HurtLuis Molina
- Raúl JuliáValentin Arregui
- Sonia BragaLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- José LewgoyWarden
- Milton GonçalvesPedro
- Miriam PiresMother
- Nuno Leal MaiaGabriel
- Fernando TorresAmerico
- Patricio BissoGreta
- Herson CapriWerner
- Denise DumontMichele
- Nildo ParenteLeader of Resistance
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