The place without limits

Original title: El lugar sin límites
Arturo Ripstein/ Mexico/ Spanish/ 1978/ 110 minutes

The film is based on a novel of the same title written by Chilean Jose Donoso. an elderly transvestite man and his daughter run a local whorehouse in a Mexican village. One of their regular customers is a truck driver. One day, he loses control entirely.

Award
Golden Ariel of Ariel Awards, Mexico
Silver Goddess for Best Film of Mexican Cinema Journalists
Premios ACE for Best Director
Special Prize of the Jury in San Sebastián International Film Festival

Director: Arturo Ripstein
Screenplay: José Donoso
Producer: Francisco del Villar
Cast: Roberto Cobo, Lucha Villa, Ana Martín, Gonzalo Vega, Julián Pastor, Carmen Salinas, Fernando Soler, Emma Roldán, Hortensia Santoveña, Blanca Torres, Marta Aura, Tere Olmedo, Paco Sañudo, Socorro de la Campa
Music: Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras, José Padilla
Cinematographer: Miguel Garzón
Editor: Francisco Chiu

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