Santa Sangre

– A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Original Name:
Santa sangre
Santa Sangre (1989) - Also known as Santa sangre

A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother.

Santa Sangre (1989) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Jun 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NC-17 – Adults Only

No One 17 and Under Admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.

Director:

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Writer:

Alejandro Jodorowsky (story), Roberto Leoni (story), Alejandro Jodorowsky (screenplay), Roberto Leoni (screenplay), Claudio Argento (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou

Plot:

A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother. Against his will, he "becomes her arms" and the two undertake a grisly campaign of murder and revenge.

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations.

Production:

Republic Pictures Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%