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Original Sin

Rating:R (for strong sexual content and some violence)
Genre:Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Release Date:August 3, 2001
Running time:116 minutes
Cast:Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Pedro Armendariz, Gregory Itzin
Director:Michael Cristofer
Producer:Denise Di Novi, Kate Guinzburg, Carol Lees
Writer:Michael Cristofer, Jay Cantor, Amanda Silver
Distributor:MGM

Description: A noir mystery set in the exotic world of Cuba in the late 1800s. Luis Antonio Vargas, a wealthy coffee merchant, arranges a marriage through the mail but discovers that the woman who arrives to share his house is an imposter with an eye on his fortune. When he arrives at the docks to meet Julia Russell, he is amazed to find that she is not the simple woman he was expecting. Though happier than he ever imagined, the surprises continue until the story takes a fateful turn. This is the story about the dangerous and sometimes lethal power of love.

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