Also known as Make Them Die Slowly in the US and as Woman from Deep River.
"Do you realize it's us? The so-called civilized people who are responsible for their cruelty. " And in this movie it is, which I guess makes it at least somewhat different and/or accurate depending on your point of view. Called "the most violent film ever made". Cannibal Ferox was also dubiously claimed to be "banned in 31 countries".
Some people are visiting the Amazons and find some drug smugglers there. The drug smugglers are abusing cocaine and forcing a tribe to harvest the drug for them. The evil and coke-sniffing Mike goes off the deep end and turns into a sadistic killer, mutilating and slaughtering some of the local tribes, which brings out the savage in them to return the favor.
Part of the giant cannibal craze in Italy at this time, at least this one had a semblance of a plot. If my memory of Cannibal Holocaust holds up, that one was a lot more plotless. I also don't mind making the white guy the villain, versus the other norm of this genre in general: the sadistic unexplained Indigenous tribe.
Banned for animal cruelty, tribal nudity, a couple cannibalism scenes, and some infamous penis chopping scenes, this was certainly banned in plenty of places. I think I said in my review of one of those Zombie movies that I prefer zombies over cannibals, and that held true. This is pretty much much unremarkable from any other of the genre. If you like the genre its fine, there ain't nothing here to write home about tho.
Argument "For Video Nasty"
Nasty-Meter: 8/10
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