Santa Sangre
1989MexicoLanguage: EnglishDirected by Alejandro Jodorowsky★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
surrealhauntingbrutaldark comedymelancholic
Pacing
dreamlikeescalatingslow burn
Story
unravelingescapepursuit
Emotion
guiltall-consuming lovefiguring out who you arefeeling powerlessloss of innocencegrief
Themes
family dutyreligion and faithfamily wounds passed downmen and women navigating expectations
Feel
quietly hauntingdiscussion startercerebralemotionally wreckingrewatchable
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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