Poison
1991 · 1h 25m · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated NC-17 (US)
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
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Todd Haynes6.0Smart score
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1980sdiseasedomestic abusehiv/aids epidemiclgbtlovemurderpoetryprisonpunishmentqueer allegoryscientistsexual abusesexuality
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