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2017·R15+

Caniba

Documentary1h 36m

🍅58%

🍅

58%

Tomatometer

🍿

40%

Popcornmeter

5.5

TMDB

Storyline

Caniba is a fresco about flesh and desire. It reflects on the discomfiting significance of cannibalism in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun Sagawa.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorsLucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel

ReleasedSep 1, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideR15+JP

Studios

SEL

Norte Productions

CNC

Cast

Issei Sagawa

Issei Sagawa

Himself

Jun Sagawa

Himself (Brother of Issei)

Yoko Satomi

Yoko Satomi

Herself

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

2 fresh · 5 rotten

Critics consensus

“In terms of form as well as content, Caniba is decidedly not for everyone, but its story - and the questions it poses - are hard to ignore.”

58% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

A

A.A. Dowd

RTAV ClubOct 21, 2018

"I can't stomach this anymore," Jun eventually remarks, as his brother pages through his illustrated confession. That makes all of us.

M

Michael Nordine

RTIndieWireOct 19, 2018

Caniba features no explanatory text or outside voices of any kind.

G

Glenn Kenny

RTNew York TimesOct 18, 2018

I consider Sagawa repellent, and the movie an exercise in intellectualized scab-picking.

P

Panos Kotzathanasis

RTAsian Movie PulseDec 2, 2019

Evidently, "Caniba" is not a movie for everyone, both for its theme and its presentation. However, it is also a unique experience, a truly original movie that manages to shed light into the lowest depths of human nature

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Information

Title

Caniba

Released

Sep 1, 2017

Rated

R15+

Region of Origin

France, United Kingdom

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 36m

Status

Released

Studios

SEL, Norte Productions

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.