Review of Santa Sangre (1989) by Christopher R — 07 Dec 2007

A haunting nightmare from the surrealist master.

This review of Santa Sangre (1989) was written by Christopher R on 07 Dec 2007.

Santa Sangre has generally received very positive reviews.

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