Review of Santa Sangre (1989) by Edgar A — 05 May 2010

This one was creepy as hell, but somehow beautiful. yes it has some horror elements but those elements match perfectly with the dysfuctional situations that fenix comes across.

This review of Santa Sangre (1989) was written by Edgar A on 05 May 2010.

Santa Sangre has generally received very positive reviews.

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