Pancho's return to town will spark discord between "La Manuela," (Roberto Cobo) a gender-fluid brothel owner and his daughter "La Japonesita." In this town there are men who want power, women who want men, and men who want each other.
A protégé of Luis Buñuel and possibly "the greatest Mexican filmmaker you’ve never heard of," director Arturo Ripstein says of his trailblazing 1978 film, "to this day the film continues to have an impact in the LGBT community, and I am very pleased” (Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times).
"The Place Without Limits is a film that offers relevant dialogues and interpretations about many aspects of the Mexican cosmos." —Ricardo Pineda, Butaca Ancha
Restored by the Cineteca Nacional - IMCINE
This film screens as part of our Queer Latin American Series, presented in celebration of Pride Month. The films include I Carry You With Me (June 6), The Place Without Limits (June 13), Anhell69 (June 20), and Raw Session (June 27).
