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Cannibal Ferox

1981 · 93 min

A grueling, exploitative descent into jungle brutality that leaves you feeling dirty and unsettled.

Tagline
They raped and murdered his sister while he watched helplessly. Now it's his turn to make them die slowly.
Overview
Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, horror
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Written by
Umberto Lenzi
Starring
Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Danilo Mattei, Zora Kerova, Walter Lucchini, Fiamma Maglione, Robert Kerman, John Bartha
Music
Roberto Donati, Fiamma Maglione
Cinematography
Giovanni Bergamini
Runtime
93 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Spanish, Italian

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