The Cannibal in the Jungle

The Cannibal in the Jungle

Directed by George Simon

Produced by Animal Planet

201584 min7.1 / 10

A found-footage horror expedition into a remote jungle to investigate a convicted cannibal's claims of a mythic creature, blending true-crime mystery with creature-horror and indigenous legend.

An American scientist who was convicted of killing and cannibalizing two colleagues in the jungles of Flores, Indonesia in 1977. Branded "The American Cannibal" by the press during his trial, Dr. Timothy Darrow defended himself by claiming a mythic human-ape creature was responsible for the murders. The news outlet documented an indigenous tribe on Flores, the very same island where the hobbit remains were discovered, which had its own accounts of little wild men that stood just over three feet tall, climbed trees, walked on two feet and thrived on cannibalism. And according to the local legend, those creatures may never have died out at all. Follow an expedition team deep into the heart of Flores Island to investigate Dr. Timothy Darrow's claims and find out once and for all if hobbits still exist in the deepest, most remote realms of the Indonesian jungle.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Cannibal in the Jungle end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Cannibal in the Jungle scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Cannibal in the Jungle easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Cannibal in the Jungle violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Cannibal in the Jungle sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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Distinctly its own thing.

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Love72

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