Mala Noche

Mala Noche

If you fuck with the bull, you get the horn!

NR 1987 · 75 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Romance

Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.

Directed by Gus Van Sant · Written by Gus Van Sant

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