Beyond the scandal, critics often highlight Khouri’s technical mastery.
For Xuxa fans, it is a horrifying curiosity. For cinephiles, it is a lost piece of Brazilian queer-adjacent cinema (the film also features a melancholic homosexual subplot between two male clients). For historians, it is a document of the dictatorship's cultural terror. amor estranho amor love strange love 1982 english exclusive
Today, finding an "exclusive" English version means locating the rare 2003 Italian "Cult Media" release or the specific streaming rips that have hardcoded English subs from the Brazilian "Versátil Home Video" 2014 reissue. These are highly sought after by exploitation film collectors. Beyond the scandal