Year: 1971
Runtime: 100 mins
Language: French
Director: Dominique Delouche
After a chance encounter, married writer Étienne offers a ride to Rudy, a young hitchhiker tangled with a gang of thugs. Drawn to Rudy, Étienne invites him into his home, where a potent homoerotic tension emerges. Determined to rescue Rudy from his perilous street life, Étienne is willing to go to extreme lengths.
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