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      Las Poquianchis

      1976 1h 27m Drama List
      Reviews 92% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Three sisters manage brothels protected by the authorities, prostituting young girls who are tricked into believing they will be housemaids. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Disturbing -although not morbid- portrait of the real prostitution case that shook the country in the sixties. Told in flashbacks after the Poquianchis sister's arrest, the film deconstructs the story of these three women who abducted young girls to work as prostitutes and make money for them. As the girls tried to rebel, the sisters would order to carry out punishments between themselves -from beatings, to starving... and eventually murder. Under the hands of another director it would've been unbearable, but Cazals stays objective and stays away from gruesome scenes. The cast is quite impressive featuring the royalty of the 70's Mexican film scene: Diana Bracho, Tina Romero, María Rojo, Pilar Pellicer, Malena Doria, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Gonzalo Vega and Manuel Ojeda. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Una obra de arte mexicano Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Three sisters manage brothels protected by the authorities, prostituting young girls who are tricked into believing they will be housemaids.
      Director
      Felipe Cazals
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Runtime
      1h 27m