With a name like this, there was no way we weren't going to watch this. The opening credits, and scene made us wonder what we were watching. We were laughing, it seemed ridiculous, but then we saw an awfully real depiction of a coatimundi being knifed for food, and soon after a scene which showed a ritualistic slaughtering of a woman in the mud, and our thoughts began to change. The film went on to show a host of controversial material; murder, nudity, real sex scenes, rape, torture, cannibalistic acts, more real animal killings, child porn, the castration of a real penis, clips from real snuff films and such other brutal obscenities. The plot revolves around an anthropologist who goes to the Amazon in search of 4 people who are making a documentary on cannibalism in the Amazon. The film then switches between this, the documentary that those 4 people made, and to the later date when the anthropologist is back at home discussing the events.It is the way in which you never quite know what is real and what isn't that impressed us most. It is terribly gory, disgusting, inhumane, but at the same time it is filmed in such a way that it all seems like a documentary, it all seems real. No wonder is was banned in 50 countries.
Another incredible fact: 3 of the cast signed prior contracts to disappear for a year after the film was made in order to make it seem entirely legitimate. This lead to the arrest of the director on suspicion of murder.
In summary, it is one of the best films I have ever seen, in terms of its impact and realism. Even if it is just curiosity that comes over you, everyone should definately check out this film.
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