Au pays de l'exorcisme

Original title: Il paese del sesso selvaggio

1972
18
1h 33m

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5.3/10

2.6K

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Me Me Lai and Ivan Rassimov in Au pays de l'exorcisme (1972)

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Jungle Adventure Adventure Horror Romance

In Thailand, a photographer is initiated into a primitive tribe after the chief's daughter falls in love with him, and must help them face modern dangers and a rival clan of cannibals.In Thailand, a photographer is initiated into a primitive tribe after the chief's daughter falls in love with him, and must help them face modern dangers and a rival clan of cannibals.In Thailand, a photographer is initiated into a primitive tribe after the chief's daughter falls in love with him, and must help them face modern dangers and a rival clan of cannibals.

Director
- Umberto Lenzi
Writers
- Francesco Barilli
- Massimo D'Avak
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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

2.6K

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Director
- Umberto Lenzi
Writers
- Francesco Barilli
- Massimo D'Avak
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The film is considered to be the first "cannibal film", a subgenre of European exploitation films that was prevalent in Grindhouse cinema in the late seventies and early eighties.

Goofs
Knife which tribesman nears Taima's face is close to her face, but in the very next shot it's farther away.

Quotes
John Bradley: I'm a human being, like you! I'm a man, not a fish!

Alternate versions
The USA Media-Blasters version under the title Man from Deep River is completely uncut at 93 minutes.

Connections
Edited into La secte des cannibales (1980)

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Featured review

7/10

Repellent but fascinating.

This is often credited as "the first cannibal horror film", although it has less to do with cannibalism than with Italian shockumentaries such as "Mondo Cane". Viewing it is an often repellent but altogether fascinating experience - one that you will not soon forget. Umberto Lenzi's direction, which is a curious mix of skill and amateurishness, combined with the location shooting, give it a documentary-like feel that compensates for the thin and sloppily set-up plot. (***)