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The Effect of Love(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-08-16
47%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
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Mabel lives on a slum. Does work as a clown at children's parties and as a prostitute. At 20 crosses paths with Martin, a lawyer just shy of 40. He has divorced his wife and left the law firm he was working on. Buys a trailer and goes to live in it. Advertising for a car wash dressed as a bird he meets Mabel and they fell in love. Later she finds out she's living with HIV. From that moment on, Martin's love will help Mabel fight her battles with death.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Argentina
ProductionCompanies: 
San Luis Cine
Movie: The Effect of Love
Top 9 Billed Cast
Sofía Gala Castiglione
Mabel
Guillermo Pfening
Martin
Romina Ricci
Malena
Norma Argentina
Ester
Jorge D'Elía
Padre de Martín
Matías Marmorato
Hugo
Fernando Roa
Julio
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Mabel lives on a slum. Does work as a clown at children's parties and as a prostitute. At 20 crosses paths with Martin, a lawyer just shy of 40. He has divorced his wife and left the law firm he was working on. Buys a trailer and goes to live in it. Advertising for a car wash dressed as a bird he meets Mabel and they fell in love. Later she finds out she's living with HIV. From that moment on, Martin's love will help Mabel fight her battles with death.
Release Date
2007-08-16
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4.7
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