Country
France
Date
May 01, 1989
Certification
16
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen...
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Teo Jodorowsky | Pimp |
| Jesús Juárez | Aladin |
| Gloria Contreras | Rubi |
| Mary Aranza | Fat Prostitute |
| Sergio Bustamante | Monsignor |
| S. Rodriguez | The Saint |
| Zonia Rangel Mora | Trini |
| Joaquín García Vargas | Box-office Attendant |
| Teo Tapia | Business man |
| Edgar E. Jiménez Nava | Monsignor's Chauffeur |
| Jacobo Lieberman | Monsignor's Secretary |
| Héctor Ortega | Doctor |
| Brontis Jodorowsky | Orderly 1 |
| Valérie Crouzet | Orderly 2 |
| Óscar Serafín Álvarez | Soldier 1 |
| Billy Motton | Soldier 2 |
| Hilario 'Popitekus' Vargas | Wrestler 1 |
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| Guadalupe 'TNT' Aguilar | Wrestler 2 |
| Arturo 'Rinoceronte' Contreras | Wrestler 3 |
| Gustavo Aguilar Tejada | Beggar |
| Roger Fayard Arroyo | Beggar |
Genres
ThrillerDramaHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Santa Sangre |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Italy, Mexico |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Productora Fílmica Real, Produzioni Intersound |
| Data di uscita | 24 novembre 1989 |
| Exec. Producer | René Cardona Jr., Angelo Iacono |
| Producer | Anuar Badin, Claudio Argento, Lars Bloch |
| Writer | Claudio Argento, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni |
| Casting | Pablo Leder |
| Editors | Mauro Bonanni |
| Cinematography | Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Asst. Directors | René Villarreal, Jesús Martín Bello, Alejandro Jodorowsky |
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| Camera Operators | Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Add. Photography | Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Production Design | Alejandro Luna, Enrique Estévez, Alfonso Godínez |
| Art Direction | Enrique Estévez, Alejandro Luna, Alfonso Godínez |
| Set Decoration | Enrique Estévez, Alejandro Luna, Alfonso Godínez |
| Composer | Simon Boswell, Romano Checcacci, Luca Anzellotti, Roberto Camacho |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci, Luca Anzellotti, Roberto Camacho, Simon Boswell |
| Costume Design | Tolita Figueroa, Sergio Arau, Francisco Jaramillo, Alberto López, Raúl Sarmiento, Sylvia Fernández, Lamberto Marini |
| Makeup | Alberto López, Tolita Figueroa, Sergio Arau, Francisco Jaramillo, Raúl Sarmiento, Sylvia Fernández, Lamberto Marini |
| Hairstyling | Tolita Figueroa, Sergio Arau, Francisco Jaramillo, Alberto López, Raúl Sarmiento, Sylvia Fernández, Lamberto Marini |
| Budget | 787.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Italy
Date
Jun 10, 1989
Note
Fantafestival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Mar 30, 1990
Note
Los Angeles, California
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
Nov 24, 1989
Certification
VM14
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 20, 1990
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Apr 13, 1990
Certification
18
Country
Mexico
Date
May 31, 1990
Certification
C
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Country
United States
Date
Jun 27, 1990
Certification
NC-17
Country
Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1990
Country
Germany
Date
Jan 31, 1991
Certification
18
Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 29, 1991
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 07, 1991
Certification
16
Country
Spain
Date
Jun 28, 1991
Country
France
Date
Mar 31, 1993
Certification
16
Country
South Korea
Date
Nov 26, 1994
Certification
18
Country
Chile
Date
Feb 04, 2016
Certification
14
Note
(re-release) (limited)
Country
Finland
Date
May 17, 2024
Certification
K-18
Digital
Country
France
Date
Dec 22, 2008
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 2004
Certification
18
Note
DVD
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 22, 2004
Certification
K18
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Nov 26, 2008
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 25, 2019
Certification
16
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