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1979·81 min·Dir. Jesús Franco·★ 4.2
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The virgin daughter of an important business man is kidnapped in a nightclub by a couple working as sex slave traders aboard a ship. She, along with other abducted women, are given a drug that freezes their bodies into human statues.
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How Good Is Burning Up Inside?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
4.4Poorly Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB4.6
★ IMDb4.2
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Probably Skip This One
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