A Miami hotel owner finds danger when he becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought many years back.
Direction
Ferrara's grimy poetry peeking through meddling studio notes.
Acting
Weller's wounded machismo vs. McGillis's ice-queen volatility.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ferrara disowned the theatrical cut after producers removed 20+ minutes against his wishes; his original vision remains lost.
One of three 1989 films exploring Dominican political trauma alongside 'Sugar Cane Alley' and 'In the Time of the Butterflies,' though this one cares more about sweaty betrayal than history.
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