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Two Monks (1934)

Two Monks poster
Original title
Dos monjes
Directed by
Juan Bustillo Oro
Genre
drama film, horror film, romance film, mystery film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men who were once close friends become enemies after a love triangle ends in tragedy. Years later, they reunite as monks in a monastery and their unresolved past comes to a head.

melodramaticgothicsomberfeverishexpressionisticromanticmournful

What happens

Two Monks (Spanish: Dos monjes) is a 1934 Mexican expressionist melodrama film directed and co-written by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Víctor Urruchúa and Carlos Villatoro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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