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Palaces of Pity (2011)

Palaces of Pity (2011)

Release Date: 2011, September 2
Directors: Daniel Schmidt, Gabriel Abrantes
Countries: Portugal
Production: A Mutual Respect

Overview:

Haunted by their own directionless lives, two pre-adolescent girls reunite while visiting their ailing grandmother. In the midst of her fantasies of a medieval past - one consumed by fear and desire - the two girls are transformed and confront a legacy of oppression, juxtaposing their budding identities to a trial condemning two Moorish homosexuals to burn at the stake.

Keywords:

lgbt gay theme