![]() ![]() He is often accused of racism and exploitation, but he insists they were intelligent, co-operative collaborators. Despite Deodato's avowed support for indigenous peoples (he shot the movie on the border between Colombia and Brazil), none are credited, and there's little evidence of interest in their actual tribal customs. More troubling, though, is the treatment of humans in Cannibal Holocaust. "The death of the animals, although unbearable – especially in a present-day urban mindset – always happened in order to feed the film's characters or the crew, both in the story and in reality." His latest edit cuts out some of these excesses, but still leaves plenty in. "In my youth, growing up, I spent a lot of time in the country close to animals and therefore often seeing the moment of their death," he says. That is the only part of the film Deodato regrets. Most notorious of all was Cannibal Holocaust's depiction of the slaughter of wild animals. Before we reach the gruesome climax, we're served up a degrading onslaught of rapes, murders, torture, salacious sex, genocide, castration and even news footage of real-life executions. What we see is supposedly the footage recovered after they themselves disappeared. The movie follows a team of American film-makers into the Amazon basin in search of a previous expedition, who disappeared investigating cannibal tribes. ![]() In 1980, Deodato released what is still regarded in many quarters as the most controversial film ever made: Cannibal Holocaust, now being rereleased for home consumption, if that's the right word.Ĭannibal Holocaust lived up to its billing in so many ways. ![]() Not that he's done it, or has he met anyone who has – but when it comes to cannibalism, the 72-year-old director is still something of an authority. Then you fill it with hot stones and aromatic herbs …" Ruggero Deodato is explaining how to eat a human being. "F irst you take the liver out, then you open the rib cage and take the innards out. ![]()
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