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Luca Guadagnino·135 min

An aging, drink-soaked American expat in 1950s Mexico City fixates on a younger ex-soldier who keeps his own wants unreadable. Adapted from Burroughs, it is less a plot than a study of one-sided desire, the kind that humiliates you and keeps you coming back.

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