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This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Director Umberto Lenzi who also created other classic cannibal flicks, Eaten Alive 1980 and Woman from Deep River 1981 plus other classic Italian crime flicks, Violent Protection 1976 and Rome Armed to the Teeth 1976 has created another gem in Man from Deep River.It stars Ivan Rassimov who was also in Umberto Lenzi's Eaten Alive and another classic cannibal flick, Last Cannibal World 1977.Also starring is Me Me Lai who like Ivan Rassimov was also in Eaten Alive and Last Cannibal World.I enjoyed the torture and tribe scenes.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic cannibal flicks, Cannibal Holocaust 1980, Detour 2003, The Green Inferno 2013, Raw 2016, The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover 1989 and Mountain of the Cannibal God 1978.

This video nasty was initially banned in Britain, but released in 2003 with almost four minutes cut. It is considered the first of the cannibal genre, although it is not strictly a cannibal film.The film features Ivan Rassimov and Me Me Lai, who both went on to do Jungle Holocaust and Eaten Alive! I like those tribal customs where the widow is freed from her dead husband by having public sex with other men in the tribe. Interesting diversion from a life of fishing.Bradley (Rassimov) gets accepted into the tribe after beating Karen (Sullalewan Suxantat), who was the intended of Marayå (Me Me Lai). he gets respect and the girl. He even gets to eat monkey brains with the Chief. This is probably one of the cuts made in Britain.He angers the Witchdoctor (Song Suanhad) by doing a tracheotomy to save a boy. I am sure the Witchdoctor had something to do with his wife dying.The cannibal tribe attacks and destroys the village, but he decides to give up his city life and stay and rebuild.

Lenzi's earliest "cannibal" romp is more interested in a man's personal voyage into self discovery than human chomping. Still, it's a mildly diverting curio that features stretches of animal torture, native nudity (Me Me Lai mostly), some gory deaths, and some human endurance tests ("Fear Factor" 70's-style). Ivan Rassimov, who dials his performance down in this oater, plays a Brit photographer who travels to Thailand to film the local wildlife. He gets into a deadly but dull altercation with a local and takes off up the river. His guide is slaughtered and he is captured by a tribe of savages who put him through his paces and convert him to their way of life. Of course, it's the constantly naked Me Me Lai who assures his conversion to the ways of the wild man. Lai is cute but not as superhot as, for example, Vanity in "Tanya's Island", or Laura Gemser. The photography is professional and the direction is more focused than is usual for the inconsistent Lenzi. Of particular note is the great, often repeated signature score by Daniele Patucchi.

Umberto Lenzi was a diverse director, having made Giallo films, Italian crime films and some of the most notorious cannibal flicks, not to mention a whole host of other films with various sub-genres of horror. Deep River Savages is the film that is often given credit for kicking off the whole cannibal tradition, and it's also a member of the British 'Video Nasty' list, which lead to it's banning in the eighties. It's odd that this film should be on that list; however, as it's debatable as to whether or not it's even a horror film. Sure, it features some gore; but this is more like an early version of Dances with Wolves than its more bloodthirsty cannibal film cousins. The film follows Ivan Rassimov; a man who, after accidentally killing another man in a bar, finds himself in the Amazon jungle, where he is taken captive by a bunch of savages. After enduring various tortures, he finds himself the object of affection for a dim-witted female member of the tribe, and when she chooses him as her husband; he soon realises that despite being bloodthirsty savages; these guys aren't all that bad...Ivan Rassimov is one of my favourite cult Italian actors, and he does well in this film as his rugged appearance fits the feel of the movie very well and this makes him believable in the lead role. His performance gives the film credibility; something which is lacking in a lot of these types of films. He is joined by his Last Cannibal World and Eaten Alive co-star Me Me Lai, whose appearance again helps the movie and the pair do actually bode quite well on screen together. Umberto Lenzi's direction is assured as usual, and he does a good job of ensuring that the location fits the tone of the movie at all times. The jungle setting is well realised, and the shots the savages' village look great. The film is, like Kevin Coaster's highly rated nineties film, more than a little bit cheesy; and this isn't helped by Ivan Rassimov's voice-over. If it wasn't for the fact that I've seen 1957's 'Run of the Arrow', I would imply that Kevin Costner stole ideas from Umberto Lenzi. Of course, Dances with Wolves was about an Indian tribe; but there isn't a lot of difference. Still, I'd take Ivan Rassimov and cannibals before Kevin Costner and Indians any day! Overall, this isn't one of the 'great' Italian cannibal films...but it's not bad either.