# Santa Sangre (1989)

> A traumatized circus performer becomes the living instrument of his mutilated mother's murderous revenge in Alejandro Jodorowsky's psychedelic horror nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11644

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky, Faviola Elenka Tapia, Teo Jodorowsky
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098253/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: surreal, grotesque, psychedelic, cult horror marathon, arthouse horror night

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of trauma and revenge unfolds in the shadows of a twisted past.

## Movies like Santa Sangre

- [Strange Circus (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/5890)
- [The Skin I Live In (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/43647)
- [The Holy Mountain (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/4033)
- [Poison for the Fairies (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/17784)
- [The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/45251)
- [Castle of Purity (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/31772)
- [The Untamed (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/256224)
- [Martyrs (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/4717)
- [Endless Poetry (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/205419)
- [The Last Circus (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/38974)

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