Poison

Poison

NC-17 1991 · 85 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Todd Haynes · Written by Todd Haynes

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