Santa Sangre (1989)

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Synopsis

Dir: Alejandro Jodorowsky. Drama/Horror. A traumatized circus performer (Axel Jodorowsky) joins his armless mother (Blanca Guerra) in a quest for revenge.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence - blood and some detail; infrequent portrayals of torture involving a child - some blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of dismemberment and suicide - blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of, and references to, sexual assault - no nudity, little detail
• Portrayal of an animal death and butchery - some blood and detail
• Portrayal of sexual activity - buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substance use in a recreational context
• Brief portrayal of crude bodily functions

Thematic elements

• Mother/son bonds
• Coping with trauma
• Revenge

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence, disturbing content, nudity, and substance use

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