A hilarious morality tale where screaming tourists learn that torturing the locals leads to a very chewy ending.
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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"Man eat Man is Bullshit!"A student, her brother and random friend (obviously along for comedy/shock value?) go to the rainforest to discredit the existence of cannibals by getting themselves killed and eaten by a bunch of cannibals thanks to some (soon to be) dickless wonder (so bravo!!👏)"Shut up Asshole!"Half Cannibal Holocaust, Half baked New York drugs crime drama (which ends up going absolutely nowhere!) but you do sort of get an American Express advert in the middle of it (although not as funny as the one in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives!) So 'Don't Leave Home Without It'
Common questions
What is Cannibal Ferox about?+
Three friends travel into the rainforest to disprove the existence of cannibalism, only to encounter ruthless treasure hunters who have abused a local tribe.
Who directed Cannibal Ferox?+
It was directed by Italian filmmaker Umberto Lenzi in 1981 during the height of the European cannibal exploitation cycle.
Has Cannibal Ferox won any awards?+
Cannibal Ferox did not receive major awards, instead gaining notoriety as a heavily censored video nasty.
