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Deseo

Deseo

Drama · 2013

Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.

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Deseo

2013 Drama 1h 37m

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6.5 / 10

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Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.

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Directed by

Antonio Zavala Kugler

Written by

Antonio Zavala Kugler

Edith González

Edith González

Actriz

Christian Bach

Christian Bach

La Señora

Paola Nuñez

Paola Nuñez

Jovencita

Paulina Gaitán

Paulina Gaitán

Adolescente

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

Muchacha

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Pedro Damián

Pedro Damián

El Marido

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.