A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus. The elements, particularly fire and water, content with political power, which is intolerant and murderous.
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Rate:PG
Genre: Drama
Year: 1990
Duration: 88 Min
Country:Germany, United Kingdom
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Language:en
Director:Derek Jarman
Cast:Dawn Archibald, Derek Jarman, Jack Birkett, Jessica Martin, Jody Graber, Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Leslie Randall, Maribelle La Manchega, Matthew Wilde, Michael Gough, Mike Tezcan, Milo Bell, Pete Lee-Wilson, Philip MacDonald, Roger Cook, Spencer Leigh, Stephen McBride, Tilda Swinton, Vernon Dobtcheff, Yolande Brener