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Confessions of a Congressman

Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia1978Spain107 mins

Fighting for liberty, love, and your secret teenage lover are the themes of Confessions of a Congressman and our protagonist Roberto Orbea is a leader and follower of the ideals of his radical leftist opposition party, but he’s hiding a secret from the party and his wife Carmen: he can’t resist the cheap beautiful street teenagers that bad-boy Nes throws his way for various pleasures.

Eventually the fascists find out about his proclivities and hire the blonde and angelic-looking Juanito to infiltrate Roberto’s life. But after a while Juanito starts to find his place with Roberto, with politics, and even with Carmen. With the elections fast approaching all three members of this strange throuple will have to decide how much they’re willing to lose to avoid revealing the truth.

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Original Language Title
El diputado
Director
Eloy de la Iglesia
Year
1978
Country
Spain
Running Time
107 mins
Language
Spanish
Section
Closing Night
Program Note Writer
Altered Innocence