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Certificate 18

Cast Axel Jodorowsky Blanca Guerra Guy Stockwell

Directors Alejandro Jodorowsky

Screenwriters Roberto Leoni Claudio Argento Alejandro Jodorowsky

Running Time 123 minutes

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Part horror, part religious lampoon, part circus spectacular, part love story, here is a film with issues.

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Plot
Through flashbacks we see why a young man, Fenix (Jodorowsky), is locked up in an asylum: his youth saw him witness the chopping off of limbs, incest, suicide, murder, and all manner of circus freakery.

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