Ruggero Deodato

The Profile

Italian film director best known for the controversial 1980 horror film Cannibal Holocaust.

Born 7 May 1939 in Potenza, Italy. Known for controversial exploitation and horror films, especially Cannibal Holocaust (1980).

The review analyzes Cannibal Holocaust as a technically well-made but morally troubling film. It highlights real animal violence, the film-within-a-film/found-footage structure, Riz Ortolani's contrasting score, and the legal controversy that followed. The reviewer calls it essential for understanding an era but warns sensitive viewers.