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Ep 122 - CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980): The Most Controversial Found-Footage Movie Ever Made!
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) d. Ruggero Deodato (Italy)
Despite its reputation as one of the most controversial exploitation features ever made, Italian director Ruggero Deodato's 1980 film - Cannibal Holocaust - occupies an unexpectedly important place in cinema history. Its blend of documentary aesthetics, media-critique, and staged "found footage," anticipated techniques that would later become mainstream, showing up in everything from reality television to modern horror franchises.
The film's enduring notoriety continues to spark debate about ethics in filmmaking, censorship, and the…
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