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Cannibal

  • Video
  • 2006
  • 1h 29m
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4.8/10
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Cannibal (2006)
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An internet advertisement placed by a man with a cannibalistic obsession brings yields a willing victim to serve up his own flesh in this dramatic account of the crime that shocked the world... Read allAn internet advertisement placed by a man with a cannibalistic obsession brings yields a willing victim to serve up his own flesh in this dramatic account of the crime that shocked the world.An internet advertisement placed by a man with a cannibalistic obsession brings yields a willing victim to serve up his own flesh in this dramatic account of the crime that shocked the world.

  • Director
    • Marian Dora
  • Writer
    • Marian Dora
  • Stars
    • Carsten Frank
    • Victor Brandl
    • Tobias Sickert
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marian Dora
    • Writer
      • Marian Dora
    • Stars
      • Carsten Frank
      • Victor Brandl
      • Tobias Sickert
    • 35User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank in Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank in Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank and Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank and Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank and Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Cannibal (2006)
    Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Victor Brandl in Cannibal (2006)
    Carsten Frank in Cannibal (2006)

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    Carsten Frank
    Carsten Frank
    • The Man
    Victor Brandl
    • The Flesh
    Tobias Sickert
    Joachim Sigl
    Carina Palmer
    L. Dora
    Bernd Widmann
    Manoush
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Marian Dora
    • Writer
      • Marian Dora
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    • Trivia
      Ulli Lommel wanted Marian Dora to make a movie based on the real life Armin Meiwes case, because he needed the film as contract awarded by Lions Gate. But after Dora screened the film, Lommel told him that it was not possible to hand the film over to Lions Gate or do anything else with the film, because Lommel felt sick when the film came to his mind. This is why Lommel did his own version Diary of a Cannibal (2007) with Dora as second unit director.
    • Quotes

      The Flesh: I'm your flesh.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Horrible Reviews: Most Disturbing Movies pt. 8.2: Heny: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, Cannibal and more... (2013)

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    8/10
    A film to test the mettle of even the most committed fan of extreme horror.
    Marian Dora's 'Cannibal' is based on the real-life case of German sicko Armin Meiwes, the Rotenburg Cannibal, who killed and ate Bernd Jürgen Brandes, the willing 'flesh' he found via an online forum. Sparing no detail in its depiction of the gruesome crime, the film is one of the most gruelling viewing experiences I have ever endured, easily rivalling such disturbing works as August Underground Mordum and Aftermath.

    Those who successfully make it past the film's scenes of man-lovin' will be confronted with some of the most disgustingly realistic and gut-churning scenes ever committed to film, including a penis severing guaranteed to leave men squirming in their seat, the nauseating sight of the almost-dead victim vomiting and emptying his bowels as he is carried to a barn for slaughter, the prolonged butchering of his corpse by his naked killer (including time out for a bit of entrail fondling and stump licking), and the final consumption of the meat.

    While it's hardly what I would call an enjoyable experience (it certainly won't be getting a re-watch from me anytime soon), Cannibal is an effectively disturbing piece of no-holds-barred film-making that succeeds in reminding the viewer what a messed up world we live in. For being so balls-out (rather too literally at times), I reckon it's gotta be worth at least 7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.
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    • Release date
      • April 2006 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Каннибал
    • Filming locations
      • Germany
    • Production company
      • Authentic Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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