Indian Film History

Kiss of the spider woman (2018)

1h 40m· drama
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Synopsis

Kiran,a stereotypical homosexual window-dresser and Divy,a political prisoner.sharing a prison cell. Kiran has been convicted of a sexual ..perversion; while Oivy has been arrested for his revolutionary activities. In order to pass the time.Kiran describes in great detailto Oivy a movie he once saw. In this movie,a woman is transformed into a Serpant that attacks people at night. Although he reluctantly l stensin order to relieve the boredom of prison, Oivy makes fun of Kiran for his obsession with what he perceives to be a shallow, inane movie. But Oivy grows to like hearing about Kiran's movies. and becomes increasing y engaged in the stories. The unlikely cellmates form an equally unlikely friendship based on their mutual support for each other.Kiranlater admits that he has fallen inlove with Oivy.What Oivy does not know is that Kiran has been co-opted by the prison warden and the secret police to befriend Oivy so that he can getinformation on and repon back to them about the leftist group with which Oivy is working. Kiran's reward is early parole.The question becomes on whose side Kiranis really supportingif either

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