Santa Sangre
1989
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen...
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
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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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- Director
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Written by
- Alejandro Jodorowsky, Claudio Argento, Roberto Leoni
- Produced by
- Claudio Argento
- Composer
- Simon Boswell
- Cinematographer
- Daniele Nannuzzi
- Editor
- Mauro Bonanni
- Origin country
- Mexico
- Production countries
- Italy, Mexico
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- NC-17
- Also known as
- Holy Blood
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (520 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (25,161 votes)
Awards
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1991)
Cast
Axel Jodorowsky
Fenix
Blanca Guerra
Concha
Guy Stockwell
Orgo
Thelma Tixou
The Tattooed Woman
Sabrina Dennison
Alma
Adan Jodorowsky
Young Fenix
Faviola Elenka Tapia
Young Alma
Teo Jodorowsky
Pimp
Jesús Juárez
Aladin
Gloria Contreras
Rubi
Mary Aranza
Fat Prostitute
Sergio Bustamante
Monsignor
S. Rodriguez
The Saint
Zonia Rangel Mora
Trini
Joaquín García Vargas
Box-office Attendant
Teo Tapia
Business man
Edgar E. Jiménez Nava
Monsignor's Chauffeur
Jacobo Lieberman
Monsignor's Secretary
Crew
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Director
Claudio Argento
Screenplay
Roberto Leoni
Screenplay
Simon Boswell
Original Music Composer
Daniele Nannuzzi
Director of Photography
Mauro Bonanni
Editor
Alejandro Luna
Production Design
Angelo Iacono
Executive Producer
René Cardona Jr.
Executive Producer
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