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Cannibal Tours

Cannibal Tours (1988)

Directed by Dennis O'Rourke
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There is nothing so strange in a strange land, as the stranger who comes to visit it.

1h 12min

Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

The film follows a number of European and American ecotourists as they travel from village to village throughout the Sepik River area in Papua New Guinea, driving hard bargains for local handcrafted items, paying to view formerly sacred ceremonies and taking photographs of every aspect of "primitive" life. With some prodding, the tourists unwittingly reveal an unattractive and pervasive ethnocentrism to O'Rourke's cameras. The tourists thus become somewhat dehumanized by the camera, even as the tourists themselves are busy exoticizing even the most mundane aspects of Sepik River life.

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleCannibal Tours
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish, Deutsch, Italiano
Production countriesAustralia, Papua New Guinea
StatusReleased
Production companiesChannel 4 Television, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studios
Official sitecameraworklimited.com
Release date14 giugno 1988
EditingTim Litchfield
Assistant directorsDennis O'Rourke

Release dates

Theatrical release

United States / Jun 14, 1988

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