Santa sangre(1989).A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother. Against his will, he "becomes her arms" and the two undertake a grisly campaign of murder and revenge. Written byMarty Cassady <martyc@vt.edu>... Synopsis Santa sangre(1989)
Movie Title: Santa sangre(1989)
Run Time: 123 min
Rating: 7.4 / 10
Genres: Drama |Horror
Release Date: 27 June 1990 (USA)
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Writer: Alejandro Jodorowsky ,Roberto Leoni (adaptation), ... and other credits
Actor: Axel Jodorowsky,Blanca Guerra,Guy Stockwell
Jodorowsky improves upon ideas he touched upon in his debut film, "El Topo," with this exquisitely crafted gem. Santa Sangre depicts a truly original perspective on a mother-son relationship and while the first half of the film is all set-up, the second half is of the oh-my-god-jaw-to-the-ground-excellent variety.
