Underplayed Gems

The Spring of the Scorpions (1971)

The Spring of the Scorpions poster
Original title
La primavera de los escorpiones
Directed by
Francisco del Villar
Genre
drama film, thriller film, action film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man becomes entangled in a web of psychological games and violence in a small Mexican town. The story follows his interactions with a mysterious woman and a local criminal.

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What happens

La primavera de los escorpiones es una película mexicana de 1971 dirigida por Francisco del Villar sobre la base de la novela homónima de Hugo Argüelles y protagonizada por Isela Vega, Enrique Álvarez Félix y Milton Rodríguez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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