Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
A love story... With strings attached!
Genre : Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 42M
Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Writer : Yuyi Beringola, Pedro Almodóvar
Synopsis
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