Jonas, a young drifter, is wandering in a deserted area on the road to Salina, Mexico. He stops at a desolate roadside service station when Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Feeling sorry for Mara, he decides to stay on and meets Mara's friend Warren and Rocky's sister Billie, but dark facts are to be revealed about the disappearance of Rocky.
Acting
Rita Hayworth's final tragic, unraveling performance
Cinematography
Bleached Mexican landscapes that feel like fever dreams
Direction
Lautner's patient, suffocating atmosphere
Director
Georges Lautner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rita Hayworth was in early stages of Alzheimer's during filming; her confusion onscreen carries devastating unintended authenticity.
The film was marketed as exploitation in the US but played as prestige psychodrama in France — Mimsy Farmer's nude scenes were simultaneously the selling point and what critics ignored.
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