Santa Sangre is a 1989 avant-garde surrealistic psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, and Guy Stockwell. An international co-production of Mexico and Italy, the film is set in Mexico, and tells the story of Fenix, a boy who grew up in a circus and his struggle with childhood trauma. It is included in Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.
Santa Sangre (1989)
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Genres - Comedy Drama, Drama, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Nov 24, 1989 |
Run Time - 123 min. |
MPAA Rating - NC-17
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$787,000
Themes
Tags
Circus, Clown, Cult, Cult Film, El Topo, Elephant, Funeral, Madness, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Revenge, Shrine, Stage Show, Suicide, Supernatural/Monsters, Surrealism, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: Mexico
Narrative Location: Mexico
Subject: childhood trauma, delusion, femicide, mother, parent–child relationship, serial killer, sexual desire, sexual morality
Time Period: 1980s
Narrative Location: Mexico
Subject: childhood trauma, delusion, femicide, mother, parent–child relationship, serial killer, sexual desire, sexual morality
Time Period: 1980s
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Santa Sangre - Sangue Santo
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Święta krew
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Szent vér
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Άγιο αίμα
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Σάντα Σάνγκρε
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Свята кров
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Свята кръв
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サンタ・サングレ 聖なる血
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산타 상그레
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성스러운 피
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