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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 78% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic69/100
764 audience votes
Key crew
- Ray LorigaScreenplay
- Pedro AlmodóvarScreenplay
- Jorge GuerricaechevarríaScreenplay
- Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Javier BardemDavid de Paz
- Francesca NeriElena Bernadetti
- Liberto RabalVíctor Plaza
- Ángela MolinaClara
- José SanchoSancho
- Penélope CruzIsabel Plaza Caballero
- Pilar BardemDoña Centro de Mesa
- Álex AnguloBus Driver
- Mariola FuentesClementina
- Yael BeChica
- Josep MolinsJosep
- Daniel LanchasDriver
Stills
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Themes
adulteryadolescenceprostitutesexual abusedrug abusesexual obsessionmadrid, spainparaplegicbuspregnancyimprisonmenterotic thriller
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