Santa Sangre
A man escapes a mental hospital to join his armless mother who leads a religious cult, and becomes her arms for brutal murders.
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A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".
"Filmed in Mexico (though spoken in English) and restored for its 30th anniversary, 'Santa Sangre' is now considered a cult classic of horror, directed by Chilean Alejandro Jodorowsky ('El Topo'), and co-written by him alongside Claudio Argento (producer of Dario Argento's 'Suspiria') and Roberto Leoni ('A Man to Respect'). Laden with deep symbolism that has inspired a myriad of psychological and philosophical analyses over the years, this is the kind of movie that will generate an avid fan base or provoke a resounding rejection due to its aesthetics, an unusual mixture between psychedelia, surrealism, and the strange, something like 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' via Tod Browning's 'Freaks' with a B-movie look. With performances from Axel Jodorowsky and Mexican Blanca Guerra ('Danzón', by María Novaro), it is a hypnotic experience that, regardless of your reaction, you won't easily forget. Additionally, this restored version includes extras on iTunes and Spamflix."