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Woman of the Port (1991)

Woman of the Port poster
Original title
La mujer del puerto
Directed by
Arturo Ripstein
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
C
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to a port town and becomes involved with a man working at a bar. Their relationship reveals hidden connections and past traumas.

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What happens

Woman of the Port (Spanish: La mujer del puerto) is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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