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The King's Body
The King's Body
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87 Ratings

THE KING'S BODY

O Corpo de Afonso

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues
Portugal, 2012
Short, Avant-Garde, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Celebrated Portuguese auteur João Pedro Rodrigues (To Die Like a Man) enlists a group of musclemen for this brilliant and idiosyncratic inquiry into his country’s centuries-old fascination with the legendary king Afonso Henriques.

Synopsis

Celebrated Portuguese auteur João Pedro Rodrigues (To Die Like a Man) enlists a group of musclemen for this brilliant and idiosyncratic inquiry into his country’s centuries-old fascination with the legendary king Afonso Henriques.