The Leper
Director: Sinde Filipe
Julião is a young farm worker who, one day, contracts leprosy. Overnight, the good mountaineers that were so friendly with him refuse to see him again, and he must be by himself in the far woods. Bathing in olive oil, as suggested by an old woman, proves ineffective. Now, he becomes violent, expressing his anguish against those who expelled him from the village. Production date is 1975. Had its first major public release in 2009, at MotelX, Lisbon's International Horror Film Festival in the section "Lost Room". The movie was suggested to the MotelX production by the portuguese director António Macedo who knew about the existence of this and other portuguese movies about popular legends and myths of the portuguese imaginary. The movie was archived and conserved by the portuguese Cinematheque.
In brief
The Leper (1975) is a drama, horror film. With an average rating of 9.0/10 from 1 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 33min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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The Leper runs 33 minutes (33min).
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The Leper has an average rating of 9.0/10 based on 1 viewer votes on TMDB.
What year is The Leper from?
The Leper was released in 1975.
