Holy Mountain, The (1973)

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Synopsis

Fantasy. A man (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a group of people from different planets on a journey of enlightenment.

Content elements

• One use of scatological slang
• Frequent weapons, gun, and hand-to-hand violence, some involving animals – some blood, detail
• Frequent breast, buttock, male and female frontal nudity in non-sexual contexts
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity, some unsimulated – breast, buttock, male and female frontal nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of substance abuse in recreational contexts – little detail
• Frequent disturbing imagery, some in sexual contexts, some involving animals – some blood, detail

Thematic elements

• The culture of spectacle
• Challenging iconography
• The politics of exploitation
• Testing perception

Classification rationale

Rated R for unsimulated sexual content and frequent disturbing imagery

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