"She launched a river of blood"
Puglia, southern Italy, around 1400. A convent is invaded by the Tarantula cult, whose fanatical and crazed members desecrate the sacred place by committing obscene and bloody acts.
Social & External
The people behind it
Florinda Bolkan
Flavia Gaetani
María Casares
Sister Agatha
Claudio Cassinelli
Abraham
Anthony Higgins
Ahmed
Spiros Focás
The French Duke
Diego Michelotti
Flavia's Father
Raika Juri
Sister Livia
Jill Pratt
Mother Superior
Franca Grey
Village Girl
Laura De Marchi
Tarantula Cult Woman
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