Santa Sangre (1989)

Directed by

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Genre

drama film, horror film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 505 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Fénix grows up in a circus and grapples with traumatic memories from his childhood. The film follows his fractured psychological journey involving his parents and the world around him.

surrealdisturbingdreamlikeunsettlingemotionally intensevisceraldarkly poetic

What happens

Santa Sangre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsãn̪.t̪a ˈsãŋ.ɡɾe], 'Holy Blood') is a 1989 surrealist psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, and Guy Stockwell. An international co-production of Mexico and Italy, the film is set in Mexico, and tells the story of Fénix, a boy who grew up in a circus and his struggle with childhood trauma. It is included in Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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