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Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen...

19897.22h 2m

Overview

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni, Claudio Argento
Produced by Claudio Argento
Box OfficeBudget: $787K0

Top Cast

Axel Jodorowsky

Axel Jodorowsky

Fenix

Blanca Guerra

Blanca Guerra

Concha

Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

Orgo

Thelma Tixou

Thelma Tixou

The Tattooed Woman

Sabrina Dennison

Sabrina Dennison

Alma

Adan Jodorowsky

Adan Jodorowsky

Young Fenix

F

Faviola Elenka Tapia

Young Alma

Teo Jodorowsky

Teo Jodorowsky

Pimp

J

Jesús Juárez

Aladin

G

Gloria Contreras

Rubi

Themes & Keywords

suicidemexico city, mexicoelephantfuneralcircustraumaclownsurrealgoresurrealismstage showavant-gardemadnessshrinetattoed woman

About Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre is a thriller, drama, horror film released in 1989 exploring themes of suicide, mexico city, mexico, elephant, funeral, circus, trauma. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it stars Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell. A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

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