A Kiss on the Mouth
1/10
Rating
33 min
Runtime
1987
Release Year
Jacira Melo
Director
Cast
Quick Synopsis
Set in the Boca do Lixo district of São Paulo, this film presents the lives of women working as prostitutes in the city's downtown area. The story is told through their own interviews, with minimal input or commentary from the filmmaker, allowing the women to speak for themselves. During a period when AIDS was mostly linked to gay men, many of these women express disbelief that they could contract the disease and often refuse to use condoms. One woman shares her past as a madam and drug dealer but now lives a more conventional life, working regular hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and raising her children. Another reflects on her previous job as a domestic worker, noting that she now earns in a single day as a prostitute what took her a month to make before. The film's soundtrack includes music by Milton Nascimento and Mutantes.
Detailed Synopsis of A Kiss on the Mouth
Made in the "Boca do Lixo" district in São Paulo, this work explores the world of women prostitutes in downtown São Paulo. The author allows the narrative to be led by the interviewees themselves, removing the reporter's voice and intervening as little as possible in the editing of the testimonies. At a time when AIDS was primarily associated with gay men, most of the prostitutes say they don't believe they can be infected and refuse to use condoms. One of them shares that she used to be a madam and a drug dealer, but now lives like an ordinary worker, working from 10 to 7 and raising her children. Another recalls her time as a domestic worker, earning in one month what she now makes in a single day as a prostitute. The soundtrack features songs by Milton Nascimento and Mutantes.
