''Stormquest'', also known as ''El ojo de la tormenta'' (in Spanish: "The Eye of the Storm"), is a 1987

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directed by and written by

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, based on a story Sessa created for the film. It was not released commercially in cinemas, and it was instead launched directly to the video market in USA in 1988. It was one of the last entries in a total of ten movies Roger Corman made in Argentina."Hollywood in Don Torcuato (third part)": When Roger Corman and his B-movies invaded Argentina
Cinematófilos.com.ar Falicov, Tamara L. "U.S.-Argentine Co-productions, 1982-1990: Roger Corman, Aries Productions, "Schlockbuster" Movies, and the International Market"
Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, vol. 34 no. 1, 2004, pp. 31-38. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/flm.2004.0015

Synopsis

In an ancient female-ruled society, two women come to believe that the treatment of men is wrong.

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* 1987 films 1980s Argentine films {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub