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The Castle of Purity (Spanish: El castillo de la pureza) is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It is based in a real criminal case that took place in Mexico City in 1959.
May 10, 1973 · With Claudio Brook, Rita Macedo, Arturo Beristáin, Diana Bracho. The story of a disciplined and sexually driven man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from the "evil nature" of human beings while inventing (with his wife) rat poison.
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- Drama
- Arturo Ripstein
- 1973-05-10
Dec 31, 2014 · Gabriel Lima ( Claudio Brook) está convencido de que el mundo exterior es dañino para su familia y ha mantenido encerrados a su esposa Beatriz ( Rita Macedo) y a sus hijos por 18 años.
Before Dogtooth (2009), there was the Mexican masterpiece El Castillo de la Pureza. Gabriel Lima is a family man disgusted by humanity, a desperate individual that has the perception of all things in the world coming to an end.
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- Estudios Churubusco Azteca
- Arturo Ripstein
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings. Arturo Ripstein. Director, Writer. José Emilio Pacheco. Writer.
Determined to protect his loved ones from the evils of the world, Gabriel keeps them locked up at home, where his wife Beatriz and their children help run the family business—making rat poison. As they grow older, the kids begin to challenge their father’s version of life beyond the “castle” walls.
Original title: El castillo de la pureza. Synopsis: Based on a true story. Gabriel Lima keeps his wife and children imprisoned in their own house in order to protect them from the corruption and perversion of the outside world.
