Runnin' After Love

Runnin' After Love

The victim has fallen in love with the criminal, but which one is the victim in this story?

1978 · 90 min · ★ 4.9 · Thriller, Crime

Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house to rape Marlene, a wealthy woman. They can not complete the mission, but the woman fall in love with Beto, who returns to become her lover. The case of the two, eventually involving the husband of Marlene, causes problems that the two can't solve.

Directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen · Written by Carlos Hugo Christensen

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