7) “Cannibal Holocaust” (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian cannibal exploitation horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici.
The film tells the story of a missing documentary film crew who had gone to the Amazon to film cannibal tribes. A rescue mission, led by the New York University anthropologist Harold Monroe, recovers the film crew’s lost cans of film, which an American television station wishes to broadcast.
After its premiere in Italy, Ruggero Deodato was arrested and charged with making a snuff film due to rumors that claimed some actors were killed on camera.
8) “The Passion of the Christ” (2004)
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic drama directed by Mel Gibson.
The film covers the last 12 hours of Jesus’ life, beginning with the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, insomnia, and grievance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and ending with a brief depiction of his resurrection. Flashbacks of Jesus as a child and as a young man with Mary his mother, giving the Sermon on the Mount, teaching the Twelve Apostles, and at the Last Supper are some of the most notable images depicted.
