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Devil in the Flesh (1989)

Devil in the Flesh poster
Directed by
Scott Murray
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman's husband is away at war. She begins an affair with a teenage boy. Their relationship unfolds in a small Australian town.

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What happens

Devil in the Flesh is an Australian film adapted from the French novel Le Diable au corps. It is directed by Scott Murray, who is best known for being the editor of Cinema Papers. Murray adapted the film to be set in rural Victoria during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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