Vera Fischer (Anna), Tarcísio Meira (Dr. Osmar), Xuxa Meneghel (Tamara), and Marcelo Ribeiro (Child Hugo).

For decades, owning a copy of this film felt like owning contraband. Holding a physical VHS tape with the original cover art captures a specific era of cinematic censorship and counter-culture trading.

The film is noted for its exploration of adolescent sexual awakening and the corruption of innocence, framed against the backdrop of political intrigue. Despite its controversial reputation, critics often characterize it as a "serious and arty" period piece rather than a simple exploitation film, comparing Khouri's directorial style to that of Michelangelo Antonioni or Ingmar Bergman.

The narrative follows an adult Hugo (Walter Forster) returning to a dilapidated mansion, triggering a vivid recollection of his preteen years in the late 1930s.

VHS tapes were distributed legally in markets like Europe, Japan, and North America under titles like Love, Strange Love or Amor, Extraño Amor .

For decades, Xuxa successfully blocked the distribution, sale, and exhibition of the film within Brazil. This legal lockdown turned original home video releases, like the North American Vestron Video VHS or European uncut tapes, into highly coveted, "exclusive" collector's items. The Origins of a Forbidden Classic