Underplayed Gems

Mondo Cannibale (1980)

Mondo Cannibale poster
Original title
Mondo cannibale
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genre
horror film, exploitation film, cannibal film
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
16
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman is captured by a cannibal tribe in a remote jungle. Her friends and a guide try to rescue her from the tribe's brutal rituals.

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What happens

Mondo Cannibale (English: Cannibal World; also known as The Cannibals – or simply Cannibals –, Die Blonde Göttin, White Cannibal Queen, A Woman for the Cannibals and Barbarian Goddess) is a 1980 Spanish-Italian cannibal exploitation film directed by Jesús Franco and stars Al Cliver and a then-17 year old Sabrina Siani. It is one of two cannibal films directed by Franco starring Cliver, the other being Devil Hunter. Franco's original shooting title was Rio Salvaje, but it was changed to Mondo Cannibale before its release. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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