Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers(1972)

"Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries."

7.9/10
747 votes
95 minDecember 21, 1972

Overview

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.

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