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Cowards Bend The Knee (2003)

Directed by Guy Maddin · Cinematography by Guy Maddin

60 min43 frames

DramaRomance

When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she won’t let any man touch her until her father’s murder has been avenged.

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