The Judge's Wife

The Judge's Wife

1984 · 87 min · ★ 4.3 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

The wife of a judge feels lonely because her husband works too much. Therefore she seeks another love and finds it in the person of a young man.

Directed by Francisco Lara Polop · Written by Julián Ibáñez

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