The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1973-11-29
Genre:Drama
Duration:113 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors:Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara, Adriana Page
Production:ABKCO Films

Overview:

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

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