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The Mantle of Love

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1978
2h 1m
4.8(4 votes)
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De Mantel der Liefde is a bizarre, over the top and at times hilarious settling of scores with the Catholic Church, commercial movie culture and 1970's petit bourgeois Dutch culture in general.

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