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The Blood Stain (1943)

The Blood Stain poster
Original title
La mancha de sangre
Directed by
Adolfo Best Maugard
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman works as a prostitute in Mexico and struggles with the social stigma and personal consequences of her life. The film focuses on her difficult circumstances and the judgment she faces from others.

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What happens

The Blood Stain (Spanish:La Mancha de Sangre) is a 1937 Mexican drama film directed by Adolfo Best Maugard and starring Estela Inda, José Casal and Heriberto G. Batemberg. It had serious problems with the Mexican censors due to its portrayal of prostitution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mariano Rodríguez Granada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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