Drama
Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Raging Bull
Rope
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Griffin and Phoenix
A Bronx Tale
The Way of the Gun
Lemming
One Day Passed By
ANON
Marlowe
The Long Goodbye
Family Flight
Bullet Scars
Amoeba
Bar Salon
Running Water
The Devil's Rejects
No Code of Conduct
Giant
Au Revoir les Enfants
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1987
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