Cannibal Tours

Name: Cannibal Tours
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 7.6

1988
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

325

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Documentary

When tourists journey to the furthermost reaches of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, is it the indigenous tribespeople or the white visitors who are the cultural oddity? This film explor... Read allWhen tourists journey to the furthermost reaches of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, is it the indigenous tribespeople or the white visitors who are the cultural oddity? This film explores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when "civilized" and "prim... Read allWhen tourists journey to the furthermost reaches of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, is it the indigenous tribespeople or the white visitors who are the cultural oddity? This film explores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when "civilized" and "primitive" people meet. With dry humor and acute observation CANNIBAL TOURS explodes cultural ... Read all

Director
- Dennis O'Rourke

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

325

YOUR RATING

Director
- Dennis O'Rourke

See production info at IMDbPro

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9gulag

The truth about tourism.

In the microcosm of a relatively new tourist location like New Guinea the film makers nail their subject. Tourism twists the reality of both Tourist and the Host. What happens in every tourist destination on earth is revealed in its brutal infancy here. What is brilliant about the film is that it translates the Dialogue of both the German and other tourists and the Papua tribes. The desire of the tourists to have cannibalism restaged for them gets to the heart of the matter. This is a film everyone on a tourist board or in tourist locale MUST see. A great film about what we are doing >

9terswutq

film review

Here's my reading of Dennis O'Rourkes excellent documentary.The film was made at a time 1987, released 1989, according to IMDb, when the Australian and western multinationals were making a presence into Papua New Guinea to exploit gold, copper, oil and mining interests among other things. It was around this time that the Bougainville rebellion started as a reaction to this exploitation of the people and resources and lasted 10 years and many were killed. The metaphorical statement O'Rourke is making is typified by eh American tourist at the end of the film stating she'll be back again next year with a truck to take away all the artifacts. She is carrying with her several wooden phallic objects a sure analogy for the white corporate raiders who have taken the manhood away from the locals

8GoatPoda

cynical travelogue of European tourists in New Guinea

This cynical ethnographic documentary takes an anthropological tour of New Guinea with a group of European tourists. The relationship between the "civilized" Westerners, "savage" natives, and omniscient camera is very fascinating. Amusing moments of ignorance and lots of shots of some Italian chick's scrawny ass. "They're close enough," she says moments after encouraging a group of children to pose by her so she could have her photo taken.