Review of Santa Sangre (1989) by Luis Diego R — 24 May 2009

Simply amazing! Very surrealistic, gore, and fun! Alejandro Jodorowsky really knows how to make his type of movies!

This review of Santa Sangre (1989) was written by Luis Diego R on 24 May 2009.

Santa Sangre has generally received very positive reviews.

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