Movie: New Guinea: Island of Cannibals

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    Mondo-style documentary in which a movie crew travels to newly independent Papua New Guinea to capture the customs and culture of the cannibal natives. Prepare yourself for death rituals, war costumery, crude tattoos, animal killings, and cannibalism.

  • Release Date

    1974-01-01

  • Average

    4.8

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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