Cannibal Holocaust (1979)

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST  (1979)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Ruggero Deodato
    Francesca Cardi, Robert Kernan, Luca Barbareschi
Young documentary filmmakers venture into the Amazon, where they terrorize and photograph the local population. Eventually they go in too far and a primitive tribe of tree people do ghastly things to them. A "found footage" horror movie predating "The Blair Witch Project" by 20 years. The framing device isn't remotely believable, but the graphic, documentary-like realism with which Deodato shoots scenes of rape, torture, dismemberment and the jungle dinner hour is undeniably horrifying. You'll need a strong stomach to watch some of this. Bon appetit.