Italian cannibal films are some of the most notoriously violent films ever made. They paved the way for a number of the gory, violent films we see today. In 1972 this new subgenre launched with the release of Umberto Lenzi’s highly controversial Sacrifice! Also known as Man from the Deep River or Deep River Savages. Whatever you want to call it there’s no denying this film is brutal. And come November 29th it’ll finally be available in it’s full, uncut version on Blu-ray thanks to Raro Video USA. Cannibal fans rejoice!
Synopsis:
The birth of the bloody and controversial “Italian Cannibal” subgenre starts here, with this notorious 1972 Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox, Nightmare City) directed survivalist shocker, presented in its completely uncut, outrageously violent version. Sacrifice! (aka The Man From Deep River, Deep River Savages) stars Eurohorror legend Ivan Rassimov (Mario Bava’s Shock, Lamberto Bava’s Blade of the Ripper) as photographer John Bradley, who ventures in the heart of Thailand’s jungles and is kidnapped by a ruthless native tribe. As Bradley fights for his life, he eventually catches the eye of the Chief’s daughter (the beautiful Me Me Lay, who also appears in Lenzi’s 1980 gut-muncher Eaten Alive!) and after marrying her, and several bouts of brutality, eventually wins the natives’ trust.Special Features:
-Documentary “Cannibal World” (Mondo Cannibale), a fully illustrated booklet
