'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux

A group of Vietnam veterans are afflicted with a strange disease that turns them into flesh-eating cannibals. Their former comrades are forced to hunt them down before they can spread the contagion further. The film explores themes of post-traumatic stress and the dehumanizing effects of war, set against a backdrop of gruesome violence.

Cannibal Apocalypse Redux, also known as Cannibal 2, is a controversial and often reviled Italian horror film. It gained notoriety for its extreme gore and violence, and was frequently banned or heavily edited in many countries. Critical reception was overwhelmingly negative, with most reviews condemning its lack of plot coherence and gratuitous brutality. Audience reception was similarly divided, with some appreciating its extreme nature while many were repulsed.

• Exploitative and excessively violent.

• Lacks narrative substance in favor of gore.

• A notorious example of extreme Italian horror.

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The film is a pseudo-remake of the 1980 film 'Cannibal Apocalypse' (also known as 'Cannibal', 'Cannibal Terror' or 'The Mountain of the Cannibal God'), but is not officially a sequel.