Cowards Bend the Knee
★ 6.1 · 2003 · 64m · Drama · Romance
When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she won’t let any man touch her until her father’s murder has been avenged.
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