Whity
1971 · 1h 35m · Drama, Western · Germany · Rated 16 (DE)
"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American Southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a previous marriage: the homosexual Frank and the feeble-minded Davy. Whity tries to carry out all their orders, however demeaning, until various family members ask him to kill some of the others.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder5.9Smart score
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19th centurybutlerdysfunctional familygay thememale homosexualitysouthwestern u.s.whipping
Rating16 (DE)
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