Santa Sangre 1989 Movie

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms". More details

Directors

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Cast

Axel Jodorowsky Blanca Guerra Guy Stockwell

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drama fantasy horror thriller circus surrealism violence against a child murder suicide blood bare breasts male rear nudity male nudity stabbed to death tied to a chair katana sword severed ear throat slitting genital mutilation covered in blood stabbed in the back stabbed in the neck arm cut off violence against women dismemberment blood splatter death of an elephant child abuse slasher mexican horror italian horror human monster tattooed lady cult film absurdism two word title pool pool of blood nihilism gore experimental film violence avant garde cult director knife throwing knife through the neck knife in the chest wrestling wrestler sword sulphuric acid stage snake shrine piano parade pantomime mexico city mental institution laboratory grave funeral funeral procession fingernail clown candelabra apothecary acid transsexual swan surrender stage show skeleton sideshow severed arm serial killer rooster prostitute pimp madness knitting knife hallucination graveyard fish female nudity father son relationship eagle down syndrome doctor cocaine symbolism mentally handicapped horse dwarf coffin chicken bright color adultery title appears in writing nudity amputee mime tattoo amputation knife thrower elephant mother son relationship religion deaf mute death of mother death of father independent film

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