Best Movies Ever Made: Santa Sangre (1989) Alejandro Jodorowsky - avant-garde, surreal, horror
Santa Sangre aka The Holy Bllod (1989) Alejandro Jodorowsky Santa Sangre (English: Holy Blood) is a 1989 avant-garde surreal horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, and Guy Stockwell. An international co-production of Mexico and Italy, the film is set in Mexico, and tells the story of Fenix, a boy who grew up in a circus and his struggle with childhood trauma. It is signed on Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky Roberto Leoni Claudio Argento Produced by Claudio Argento Starring Axel Jodorowsky Blanca Guerra Adán Jodorowsky Guy Stockwell Thelma Tixou Cinematography Daniele Nannuzzi Edited by Mauro Bonanni Music by Simon Boswell Distributed by Mainline Pictures Expanded Entertainment Release date 19 May 1989