Drama
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.
Directed by
Héctor Babenco
Burt Lancaster
Sônia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
William Hurt
Luis Molina
Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui
José Lewgoy
Warden
Miguel Falabella
Lieutenant
Walter Breda
Agent #1
Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel
Milton Gonçalves
Pedro
Herson Capri
Werner
Denise Dumont
Michele
Fernando Torres
Americo
Claudio Curi
Molina’s Friend #4
Nildo Parente
Leader of Resistance
Miriam Pires
Mother
Patricio Bisso
Greta
Antônio Petrin
Clubfoot
Lineu Dias
Bank Cashier
Luis Guilherme
Agent #2
Wilson Grey
Flunky
Ana Maria Braga
Lidia
Benjamin Cattan
Molina's Friend #1
Ken Kaneko
Prison Guard #4
Walmir Barros
Agent #3
Oswaldo Barreto
Molina’s Friend #2
Sergio Bright
Molina’s Friend #3
Joe Kantor
Judge
Luis Roberto Galizia
Nurse
Péricles Campos
Prison Guard #1
Edmilson Santos
Prison Guard #2
Walter Vicca
Prison Guard #3
Geogers Schlesinger
Jewish Smuggler
Carlos Fariello
Jewish Smuggler
Frederico Botelho
Jewish Smuggler
Sylvio Band
Rabbi
Paulo Ludmer
Rabbi
John Paul Lussier
Jane Holzer

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