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La sangre manda (1933)

La sangre manda poster
Directed by
José Bohr
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wrestles with his desires and his sense of duty. His actions set off a chain of events that affect the people close to him.

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What happens

The Call of the Blood (Spanish original title: La sangre manda; lit. Blood commands) is a 1934 Mexican drama film written and directed by the German-Chilean filmmaker and actor José Bohr. It stars Bohr himself, Virginia Fábregas, Elisa Robles, and Sara García. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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