Cannibal Holocaust isn’t nearly as bloody and gruesome as Quentin Tarantino’s work, but it was for the 80s. I won’t explicitly state how the animals were killed on film, but if you’re curious, you can read that at Bloody Disgusting (I am warning you, this is very explicit). Yes, they committed real animal cruelty and killed five real animals on set. The movie was very controversial and broke many taboos graphic sex, cruel murder, and real animal cruelty. The following description of the film is by Google, “During a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew whose goal was to study the region’s indigenous cannibalistic tribes.” Credit: Bloody DisgustingĪs you can tell, this movie will have cannibalism in it, but that isn’t why the movie was banned.

This Italian film came out in 1985 and is based on “sensationalized news coverage of terrorist organization the Red Brigades in the ‘70s,” according to Bloody Disgusting. But before I go into my review, let’s go into the background of the film.Ĭannibal Holocaust is a horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato. But I took that as more of an incentive to watch it and boy, we have a lot to discuss.

I decided to watch the film after the second episode of TGON’s podcast, I was warned and recommended to not watch the film. Cannibal Holocaust (Variant), Credit: Jock The film I watched for this article is called, Cannibal Holocaust. Yes, you read that correctly! I watched a film that was banned in Italy, the U.K., Australia, and many more (even the U.S.).

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