When Bruna has sex with sleeping Nasser (the guy from Economy class), that is rape in every definition of the word. I can't imagine the genders being reversed - a man having sex/raping a woman in her sleep - and it being shown for comedic effect and made light of it.
shareFrom the quotes section of Almodovar's imdb page:
"The characters in my films are assassins, rapists and so on, but I don't treat them as criminals, I talk about their humanity."
The characters in my films are assassins, rapists and so on, but I don't treat them as criminals, I talk about their humanity. (Almodóvar)
And all the pieces matter (The Wire)share
Nonconsenual sex is a common motif in Almodovar's films. Kika, Talk To Her, Bad Education, Matador, and several others all feature some form of it.
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