A boy is committed to a mental institution after witnessing his father cut off his mother's arms and then kill himself while growing up in the circus. Years later he escapes the facility and reunites with his mother who puppeteers him into becoming her own arms. The imagination and depth behind this story and the directing are very impressive. It is the type of film that induces heightened emotions - pain, fear, love, empathy, anxiety - and those triggers, to me, are momentous experiences in life. There is so much tragedy in this film, painted with a circus-like freakiness; far from average tragic situations. It is 100% bizarre on an extremist level but it is detailed and woven together with artistic perfection. It is a movie with which you will either be too disturbed to withstand 5 minutes or be lastingly mesmerized. I'm not really sure whether I would categorize this film as a horror story or a love story but it definitely wins for most unforgettable.
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