A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Robert Kerman. Featured on the Grindhouse Releasing Blu-ray for "Cannibal Ferox" in the US, and the upcoming UK Blu-ray for "Zombi Holocaust" by 88 Films.
Acting
Deodato's unrepentant charm vs. Radice's haunted remorse.
Direction
Waddell lets the old provocateurs talk themselves into contradictions.
Production
Rare archival clips from films you'll never find legally.
Director
Calum Waddell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary was originally conceived as a bonus feature but grew so compelling that Grindhouse Releasing gave it standalone Blu-ray treatment.
Italian cannibal films were briefly banned in 31 countries simultaneously — a marketing feat the directors still brag about in interviews here.
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