Mondo Cane

Mondo Cane

It enters a hundred incredible worlds where the camera has never gone before!

Directed by Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara

Produced by Cineriz

1962105 min6.2 / 10

A sensationalist travelogue that presents global cultural practices as exotic spectacles designed to provoke shock and fascination in Western audiences.

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.

Questions people ask

  • Does Mondo Cane end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Mondo Cane easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Mondo Cane sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Mondo Cane scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Mondo Cane violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Mondo Cane

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mondo Cane

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mondo Cane, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mondo Cane, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mondo Cane, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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