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The Place Without Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, also released as Hell Without Limits) is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso.
Apr 28, 1978 · The Place Without Limits: Directed by Arturo Ripstein. With Lucha Villa, Ana Martín, Gonzalo Vega, Julián Pastor. Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town.
In a small village, the gender-fluid brothel owner La Manuela and their daughter want to seduce recently returned Pancho, who feels his manhood threatened. Meanwhile, a greedy capitalist is trying to buy the whole village and Manuela’s brothel is the final holding required for a monopoly.
The Place Without Limits 1978 1h 50m Drama List Reviews 69% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A transvestite wants to sell his Mexican brothel over his daughter's objections.
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a whorehouse to own all the buildings and close the deal.
May 18, 2013 · The most complex and complete expression of the anti-machismo that gives such a forceful critical edge to so many of Ripstein's masterworks, The Place Without Limits marked an important milestone in Mexican cinema through its unprecedentedly frank depiction of homosexuality and violently reactionary homophobia.
The Place Without Limits (Hell Without Limits) is a film directed by Arturo Ripstein with Roberto Cobo, Gonzalo Vega, Ana Martín, Lucha Villa .... Year: 1978. Original title: El lugar sin límites. Synopsis: In a small town, "La Manuela", an extravagant homosexual and his daughter "La Japonesita" run a brothel.
