El lugar sin límites (1978)

Directed by

Arturo Ripstein

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drag performer and her family run a brothel in a small rural town. They face pressure from a local strongman with a past connection to the performer.

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What happens

The Place Without Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, also released as Hell Without Limits) is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso. The film was selected by Mexico as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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