Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…
Overview
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Cast
William Hurt
Luis Molina
Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui
Sônia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
José Lewgoy
Warden
Milton Gonçalves
Pedro
Miriam Pires
Mother
Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel
Fernando Torres
Americo
Patricio Bisso
Greta
Herson Capri
Werner
Denise Dumont
Michele
Nildo Parente
Leader of Resistance
Antônio Petrin
Clubfoot
Wilson Grey
Flunky
Miguel Falabella
Lieutenant
Walter Breda
Agent #1
Luis Guilherme
Agent #2
Walmir Barros
Agent #3
Luis Serra
Prison Doctor
Ana Maria Braga
Lidia
Benjamin Cattan
Molina's Friend #1
Oswaldo Barreto
Molina’s Friend #2
Sergio Bright
Molina’s Friend #3
Claudio Curi
Molina’s Friend #4
Lineu Dias
Bank Cashier
Joe Kantor
Judge
Luis Roberto Galizia
Nurse
Péricles Campos
Prison Guard #1
Edmilson Santos
Prison Guard #2
Walter Vicca
Prison Guard #3
Ken Kaneko
Prison Guard #4
Geogers Schlesinger
Jewish Smuggler
Carlos Fariello
Jewish Smuggler
Frederico Botelho
Jewish Smuggler
Sylvio Band
Rabbi
Paulo Ludmer
Rabbi
Taxi to the Dark Side
The Whales of August
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Wild
Father and Son
Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings
The Winter Guest
Spider Woman
The Burning Season
Dzi Croquettes
Kiss of the Damned
Ironweed
Spider Baby
Young People Fucking
Honkytonk Man
Plan B
Death to Smoochy
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
3 Women
Immoral Tales