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      The Cannibal Man

      R 1972 1h 38m Drama Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 38% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Marcos, a man working in a meat factory, accidentally kills a taxi driver. Gradually, he begins to kill people close to him who have become suspicious to cover up his original crime. Read More Read Less

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      Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Often more art house than grind house. Rated: 3/4 Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Holland W I love Horror films. Having said that, this one is an hour and such that I shall never see again. Boo……. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Audience Member La Semana del asesino (Week of the Killer) has no scenes of cannibalism in it, but hey, that title was catchy enough for international distribution. Now that the full version of this film is available from Severin*, people may see it beyond its lurid title and appearance on the section one video nasty list. Instead, The Cannibal Man presents a journey into a place that few of us have experienced: the oppopressive rule of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Estimates are difficult to put together, but Franco killed between 15,000 and 50,000 of his political opponents. His oppression also led to how the arts were treated, with as a unitary national identity was created at the expense of Spain's cultural diversity. Women could not manage money, hold certain jobs or even open a bank account. And yet, in the words of geopolitics, Nixon referred to Franco as, "a loyal friend and ally of the United States" when the general died. Basically, Spain was a real-life horror show and this film attempts to explain that pain through the life of a young butcher named Marcos who accidentally kills a cab driver. That murder sends him on a spiral as he has to start removing anyone who could potentially turn him in, from his girlfriend to eventually his family members, using his butcher shop to remove of the evidence. Then the dogs come searching for the rotting human meat hidden in his bedroom. Even the potential relationship that the protagonist discovers with another man who lives in the high caste high rises above the city won't be enough to stop the drain at the bottom of this downward spiral. Franco's censors saw to that. *Yes, I realize Anchor Bay and Blue Underground also released the full cut, but the Severin one has "both the International and extended Spanish Version newly scanned from the original negatives for the first time ever." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review delysid d i love this movie for its unrelenting bleak view of life Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/01/18 Full Review Audience Member On the surface The Cannibal Man is about a slaughterhouse worker called Marcos who kills a man by accident during a fight. Soon he beings to lose his grip on sanity and the body count rises as he attempts to cover up his crimes and dispose of his victims. However if you look a little deeper the film has an interesting political and gay subplot. A fascist Spain, in particular the early 70s dictatorship of Franco's regime as referred to by social status and more complex characters and situations make up the second act. The interactions between the two male characters are the most interesting, the swimming scene being a highlight. There's far more to this film that your average psychological horror film thanks to the interesting subtexts Eloy de la Iglesia added. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Sordid and macabre Spanish horror with a killer obligated to murder during a long week--Cool quirky film!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a bad film in its genre, though I think the ending could've been much better had it gone another direction. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Marcos, a man working in a meat factory, accidentally kills a taxi driver. Gradually, he begins to kill people close to him who have become suspicious to cover up his original crime.
      Director
      Eloy de la Iglesia
      Screenwriter
      Eloy de la Iglesia, Dick Randall, Antonio Fos
      Production Co
      Atlas International Film
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 2, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 38m
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