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Savage Man Savage Beast

1975 · 94 min

A grim, unflinching parade of real and staged cruelty that feels like a gruelling ethnographic nightmare, equal parts shocking and numbing.

Genres
Documentary, Horror
Tagline
WARNING: This film contains scenes of horrifying carnage by man against animal, animal against man, animal against animal, and man against man. Filmed around the world, it is the ultimate revelation of the kill. It is entirely authentic.
Overview
A notorious mondo film depicting unbelievable and bizarre rituals, animal killing and cruelty, and people being killed and eaten, all by either animals or humans against each other or themselves.

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Genres
Documentary, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • nature
  • death
  • survival
  • colonialism
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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