Underplayed Gems

Golden Braid (1990)

Golden Braid poster
Directed by
Paul Cox
Genre
drama
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
M
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man finds a braid of old hair in an antique cupboard and forms an unusual attachment to it. The film follows his quiet and curious fixation.

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What happens

Golden Braid is a 1991 Australian film about a man who masturbates with a braid of old hair he finds in an antique cupboard, directed by Paul Cox. Cox later called it "quite a funny film, but very few people get it." It was entirely funded by the Australian Film Commission. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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