Primitive terror and survival instincts clash in the cannibal-infested jungles of Mindanao.
LAST CANNIBAL WORLD
A stone-age world of horrors ... ONLY ONE SURVIVED.
An oil prospector escapes from capture by a primitive cannibal tribe in the Philippine rain forest and heads out to locate his missing companion and their plane to return home.
Bring your own raft—and your own moral compass—for this jungle detour.
Ruggero Deodato doesn't skimp on the raw details: real animal cruelty, full frontal nudity, and a jungle that chews up oil prospectors as eagerly as its cannibal tribes. This is not your average backlot adventure—it's splatter horror with a side of sweaty desperation.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Last Cannibal World is a 1977 Italian adventure horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato about oil prospectors facing capture and survival against a cannibal tribe in the Philippine jungle.
Synopsis
Robert is then taken to a cave inhabited by the native tribe. He is tied to a rock and stripped down to his underwear by the natives. A native woman, Pulan, walks up to Robert and tears his underwear off. Two native men then walk up to Robert and violently pull on his penis, horrifying him. The natives then attach Robert to a pulley and bungee him from the top of the cave until he passes out.
Robert spends the next several days trapped in a small cave, abused by the natives and fed rotting offal. When asking Pulan for a bowl of water, she instead fondles him. He continues to observe the natives living their daily life, which includes eviscerating, cooking, and eating a large crocodile. Robert manages to escape with Pulan after killing two natives, and keeps her tied to a cord. The two wander through the jungle until Pulan tries escaping, after Robert becomes distracted pulling leeches off of his body while bathing in a lake. When Robert finds Pulan, he violently beats and rapes her.
The two then find Rolf, who has been living in a cave and whose leg is infected with gangrene. The three of them wander through the jungle until they eventually find the landing field. The cannibals then set upon them and kill, cook and consume Pulan. After Rolf is hit in the chest with a spear, Robert fights and kills one of the cannibals with a spear laced with cobra venom. Robert then eats the native's liver to frighten the other cannibals. Robert and Rolf then manage to make it to a plane and fly off, but Rolf dies from his chest injury soon after takeoff.
- Director
- Ruggero Deodato
- Writers
- Gianfranco Clerici, Renzo Genta, Tito Carpi, Giorgio Carlo Rossi
- Release
- 1977
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Also Known As
- Horror Cannibal, The Last Cannibal World, Mondo Cannibale 2 - Der Vogelmensch, Carnivorous, Cannibals, Mondo Cannibale 2
Why Cult
Few films plunge you into the hostile, cannibal-infested Philippine rain forest with such unflinching brutality.
For the hardcore only: some scenes depict real animal killings, pushing the boundaries of exploitation cinema.
Not shy about skin, the film features both male and female full frontal nudity in the name of savage authenticity.
Directed by Ruggero Deodato, this is a key entry in Italy's notorious splatter horror movement of the late '70s.
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Questions from the Vault
What is Last Cannibal World about? +
Last Cannibal World follows oil prospectors stranded in the Philippine jungle who must survive capture by a cannibal tribe and attempt to locate their missing companion and escape.
When was Last Cannibal World released? +
Last Cannibal World was released in 1977.
Who directed Last Cannibal World? +
Last Cannibal World was directed by Ruggero Deodato.
How long is Last Cannibal World? +
Last Cannibal World has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Last Cannibal World? +
Last Cannibal World is an adventure and horror film.
Where can I watch Last Cannibal World? +
Last Cannibal World is available on SassyFlix.
