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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

Santa Sangre
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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