Nation and Location in Cannibal Holocaust

This chapter discusses the production of Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust in Leticia, a small city of the Amazonas, during the time when the country was experiencing considerable political unrest. It describes the Colombian government that was headed by the liberal Julio César Turbay Ayala, who was engulfed in a battle to collapse guerrilla activity in his country. It also looks at the Italian cannibal genre's use of postcolonial symbolism that ground some of the influences that typify the aesthetic and thematic elements of Deodato's production. This chapter analyzes the Italian cannibal film's presentation of nation and location that is distinct in its onscreen geographical and political manipulation. It reviews the critics of Cannibal Holocaust that suggested that it is a racist and fascist film.