The Man Who Loves

The Man Who Loves

2008103 min5.8 / 10

A melancholic character study of emotional damage and cyclical heartbreak, exploring how past trauma perpetuates itself through romantic relationships.

A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.

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