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The Place Without Limits is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Arturo Ripstein released in USA on 28 october 1987 with Lucha Villa
The Place Without Limits (1978)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 october 1987
Length 1h50
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
OriginMexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating74%
The Place Without Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, also released as Hell Without Limits) is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
La Manuela, un travesti homosexuel, et sa fille Japonesita, tiennent un bordel dans le petit village d'El Olivo, que le chef, Don Alejo, veut vendre. Pancho, l'ancien protégé du chef du village, revient à El Olivo. Ivre, Pancho révèle sa part d'homosexualité avec La Manuela.Actors
Lucha Villa
(La Japonesa)
Ana Martín
(La Japonesita)
Gonzalo Vega
(Pancho)
Julián Pastor
(Octavio)
Fernando Soler
(Don Alejo)
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