El Topo
El Topo
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El Topo (1970)

TV-14 (US) | Mexico | Spanish | 125 min
Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
7.2

El Topo decides to confront warrior masters on a transformative desert journey he begins with his six-year-old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God, while dressed as a gun-slinger in black, riding a horse through a mystical landscape strewn with American Western and ancient Eastern religious symbols. Bandits slaughtered a village on his path, so El Topo avenges the massacred, then forcibly takes their leader's woman Mara as his. El Topo's surreal way is bloody, sexual and self-reflective, musing of his own demons, as he tries to vanquish those he encounters.

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Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía)

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Release Date

USA
(New York City, New York)
1970-12-18
Mexico
No data
1971-04-15
France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1971-05
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

El Topo
(Original title)
El Topo
Australia
O Topo
Brazil (working title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Severe
Violence & Gore
Severe
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Moderate