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Liz in September (2014)

Liz in September poster
Original title
Liz en Septiembre
Directed by
Fina Torres
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Venezuela
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
18A
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman spends her last days at a beach resort and forms a connection with another woman. It is based on a play about love and loss.

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What happens

Liz in September (Spanish: Liz en Septiembre) is a 2014 Venezuelan romance drama film directed by Fina Torres. The screenplay is an adaptation of the American play Last Summer at Bluefish Cove by Jane Chambers. A work-in-progress project of Liz en Septiembre (Liz in September) screened at the 2013 Miami International Film Festival, followed by the theatrical premiere in Caracas, Venezuela on 3 October 2014. During its publicity campaign, the film was marketed as the first Spanish language lesbian film. Regarding this, actress Patricia Velásquez stated that she and the other crew did not immediately think of the film in this fashion during its initial stages of production, but came to realize its importance to others during the filming process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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