The House of Orchids

The House of Orchids

1983 · 81 min · ★ 3.4 · Drama, Crime

Three stories set in a specialist clinic designed to liberate it's patients from society's moralistic taboos.

Directed by Derek Ford · Written by Cesare Frugoni

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