Review of Santa Sangre (1989) by Mitchell Y — 07 Jun 2008

Nothing short of amazing. Open your mind and you will enjoy this. Regardless of what you have ever seen before, this will haunt/inspire/captivate you like no other.

This review of Santa Sangre (1989) was written by Mitchell Y on 07 Jun 2008.

Santa Sangre has generally received very positive reviews.

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