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Affinity (2008)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Romania, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A grieving upper class woman becomes a "Lady Visitor" at Millbank prison, hoping to escape her troubles and be a guiding figure in the lives of the female prisoners. Of all her friendships with prisoners, she is most fascinated by Selina - a medium. Set in the 1870s.
Style:
psychological, serious, period piece, costume drama, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, historical drama, gothic, gothic horror ...
Plot:
prison, lesbian, lesbian interest, supernatural ability, obsession, death in the family, women's prison, lgbtq, lesbian teen, lesbian relationship, gays and lesbians, victorian england, danger, jail, love, women in prison, heartache, sex, erotica, homosexuality, feminist, woman woman relationship, betrayal, dealing with death, ghost ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s, victorian age, victorian
Place:
britain, england, europe, venice
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TV show
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Duration: 94 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
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Duration: 105 min.
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Story:
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