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Homework (1991)

Homework poster
Original title
La tarea
Directed by
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
18
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman invites a man to her apartment to rehearse a sex scene for a film project. What starts as a playful acting exercise turns into a tense exploration of their personal boundaries and hidden feelings.

intimateconversationalplayfulslow-burnreflectivecerebralunpredictable

What happens

Homework (Spanish: La tarea) is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Mention. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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