The Year of the Cannibals
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, undermining the established order.
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- Cast
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The Year of the Cannibals
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 25, 1970
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
User Score
55%
Original Title
I cannibali
Production Companies
San Marco, Doria
Director
Liliana Cavani
Description
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, undermining the established order.