Sacrifice! 4K 1972 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

A photographer on assignment in Thailand accidentally commits a crime and has to hide in the jungle for some time. Unexpectedly, he is caught by a primitive tribe and is now a prisoner and slave. Until the chief's daughter chooses him to be her own servant. After going through several brutal initiation rites, he becomes a part of the tribe and helps them face the cannibal war and threats from outside.

Review 4K Movie

In 1972, Umberto Lenzi directed a film that went down in the annals of world cinema as “the first film about cannibals.” It is not for me to judge how fair this title is. Especially since the theme of cannibalism is treated very superficially in the film itself. The main thing is that this film essentially gave rise to a new subgenre — cannibalsploitation, which was later picked up by Joe D'Amato, Sergio Martino, and Ruggero Deodato. And then it all took off...

The main character of the film, played by cult actor Ivan Rassimov, arrives in Thailand as a photographer. By a twist of fate, he commits a crime and flees deep into the country, where he falls into the clutches of local savages. But his initial captivity gradually turns into freedom, and the village on the banks of a deep river becomes his home. After undergoing a series of moral and physical trials, the photographer from a distant Western country gives way to “Sacrifice!”

There are many films about the integration of a person into a culture foreign to him. For example, the film “The Emerald Forest.” Or “A Man Called Horse,” from which “Sacrifice!” was essentially “copied.” Or “Running from the Arrow” and its wonderful remake, “Dances with Wolves.” All these films convey the same idea — the clash of different civilizations, worlds, and cultures.

Sacrifice! is a good adventure film, moderately violent and moderately dramatic. There are few scenes of cannibalism and murder. But there are enough scenes of real animal deaths. Therefore, I would not recommend this film to impressionable people with weak nerves. Nor would I recommend it to ardent animal rights activists. However, for lovers of tropical adventures and the theme of savage cannibals, this film is, as they say, a real must-watch.