The Cannibal Club

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The Cannibal Club

Released Mar 1, 2019

1h 21m

Comedy

Horror

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A wealthy Brazilian couple develop a nasty habit of eating their hapless employees, all culled from the poverty-stricken masses outside of their sprawling seaside mansion.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Dryly funny and unsparingly acerbic, "The Cannibal Club" has one simple point to make about the hypocrisy of the aristocracy ... and Parente makes it sharply.

Feb 28, 2019

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

A diverting, stylish, but ultimately rather trite satire whose social critique and grand guignol aspects never quite come to a full boil.

Feb 28, 2019

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

Guto Parente's darkly funny class satire offsets oppression with revolution, and keeps showing the blood, vomit and cum that bespatter and sully these characters' immaculate-seeming lifestyles.

Feb 7, 2019

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Dax Ebaben

Bloody Disgusting

The Cannibal Club is, above all, a good time.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 31, 2021

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

Bold, sumptuous Brazilian thriller/satire about power between classes, and within relationships. Shorter than it seems, not as gory as it seems, both entertaining and thought-provoking.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

Guto Parente effortlessly switches from social comedy to tense thriller and back when necessary, and while The Cannibal Club has its moments of Grand Guignol horror, they never become its centerpieces.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 17, 2019

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atuações boas e fotografia e edição muito boas, AMEI esse filme

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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The story is an exploration into the elitist indulgent behavior when it crosses into the darkest, more sinister of tastes. It utilizes elements of early video nasty pics filled with gory visuals, and a mild exploitative sexual nature. The film also transcends its egocentric background to encompass a relatable storyline that, minus language, could easily fit Italian / Europeanut / American giallo cinema. Basically "The Cannibal Club" is relatable regardless of demographics. Parente's characters do feel slightly contrived in that they never fully mature into complete characters. They seem more like mimics than completely understood personas. That being said, what we do get is enough to sell truly entertaining satires of elite psychopaths. I mean they use domestic help menus to choose a victim and use sex as a seasoning / flavor enhancement. The special effects are graphic scenes of gore and carnage done expertly. Most of which are practical. Even the CGI elements are a quality that have the same quality and impact of the practical stuff. I have to say that even though "The Cannibal Club" isn't what I was expecting, it was such a fun, entertaining and graphic horror drama, one worth checking out!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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A wealthy Brazilian couple develop a nasty habit of eating their hapless employees, all culled from the poverty-stricken masses outside of their sprawling seaside mansion.

Director: Guto Parente
Producer: Ticiana Augusto Lima
Screenwriter: Guto Parente
Distributor: Uncork'd Entertainment
Production Co: Tardo Filmes
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2019
Runtime: 1h 21m

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