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The Cannibal Man

1972 · 98 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into panic and moral decay, more unsettling psychological drama than gory shocker.

Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen, Eusebio Poncela
Tagline
When the butcher goes berserk....
Overview
A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.

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Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen, Eusebio Poncela
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • death
  • crime
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Written by
Antonio Fos, Eloy de la Iglesia
Starring
Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen, Eusebio Poncela, Lola Herrera, Vicky Lagos, Ismael Merlo, Fernando Sánchez Polack, Charly Bravo
Music
Fernando García Morcillo
Cinematography
Raúl Artigot
Runtime
98 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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