Violent Stories(Historias violentas)
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Mexico · 1985
Rated R · 1h 35m
Director Diego López Rivera, Carlos García Agraz, Gerardo Pardo, Daniel González Dueñas, Víctor Saca
Starring Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Alma Muriel, Enrique Rocha, Delia Casanova
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.
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