Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

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Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…

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.

Released: 1985-07-26
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 2h 0m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 353 votes

Directed by Héctor Babenco.

Top cast

William Hurt as Luis Molina
Raúl Juliá as Valentin Arregui
Sonia Braga as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
José Lewgoy as Warden
Milton Gonçalves as Pedro
Miriam Pires as Mother
Nuno Leal Maia as Gabriel
Fernando Torres as Americo
Patricio Bisso as Greta
Herson Capri as Werner

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Where to watch Kiss of the Spider Woman

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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