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Cowards Bend the Knee

2003 · 1 h 4 min
Directed by Guy Maddin
DramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic, hockey player Guy Maddin begins a bizarre journey through a hairdressing salon.

Sinekatalog’s take

Guy Maddin's film, shot as a 10-chapter silent serial, is a grainy, hallucinatory melodrama, strange and funny.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (1,562 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.