The Idol

Year: 1966

Runtime: 109 mins

Language: English

Director: Daniel Petrie

Drama

The film follows a rebellious student who, despite the appearance of affection, embarks on a forbidden affair with his best friend's mother. Neither a conventional love story nor a tale of worship, the tryst spirals into tragic, irreversible consequences that shatter relationships and reveal the darkness beneath desire.

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