Cannibal Holocaust
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
A documentary crew get on the bad side of the cannibals they're filming in this gruesome exploitation classic. A researcher recovers footage a crew of filmmakers shot before they disappeared. But when he watches it, he sees horror far worse than he imagined. Made in 1979, but not released here until 1985, this controversial film quickly became a grindhouse smash. But it's biggest impact on horror is surely its innovative found-footage conceit, which led to the emergence of an entire subgenre in recent years. Vegetarians beware: the animal violence is very real.
A documentary crew get on the bad side of the cannibals they're filming.
Cast: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi
Member Reviews
It's Cannibal Holocaust! What more needs to be said?
PROS: Good storyline and filming CONS: had to skip scenes as to difficult to watch…
I was always curious about this film, but I switched it off partway through. The animal death scenes were disturbing but the rape scenes were too much for me. Some of the actresses look very young and I'm worried about how they would have been treated given what I have heard about the exploitative conditions of the set. I don't want to watch a girl get traumatised for real, even though I can't say whether or not that's truly the case.
This is a horrible, horrible film. The scene with the turtle is horrific and I can't believe the actors wwnt through with it. With regards to the 'plot', the documentary makers get everything that's coming to them, they're as barbaric as the cannibals, worse in fact. Would not recommend
tbh i wondered how messed up a film made in 1979 could be, but needless to say this film is fucked up.