Review of Repulsion (1965) by Laimis Z — 10 Jun 2008

Another one I need to see again because apparently I missed a lot of the interesting details.

This review of Repulsion (1965) was written by Laimis Z on 10 Jun 2008.

Repulsion has generally received very positive reviews.

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