El Topo

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surreal and provocative psychedelic western follows a black-clad gunslinger on a mythic quest for spiritual transcendence. After abandoning his young son, the enigmatic antihero sets out to defeat four masters, embarking on a violent and allegorical journey shaped by mysticism, religion, and existential reckoning. Blending echoes of Sergio Leone with Zen Buddhism, biblical imagery, and avant-garde spectacle, the film became a landmark of cult cinema, championed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and instrumental in launching the midnight movie phenomenon.