The director of the most controversial horror film in history dies

If there is a horror film that has been the most controversial, it is not “The Exorcist”, because it is far from all the controversy surrounding “Cannibal Holocaust”, a fake documentary that has set off the alarms of the authorities. Its director, Ruggero Deodato, passed away at the age of 83, leaving an undeniable legacy for the horror genre.

According to information from The Guardian, several Italian media reported it Ruggero Deodatto died of unknown causes. The details of the death of the Potenza-born Italian director, who began his career as an assistant director on films such as 1966’s ‘Django’ and Sergio Corbucci’s ‘Ringo and His Golden Gun’, are unknown so far.

That was until 1980 Ruggero Deodato directed the most controversial film in history, ‘Cannibal Holocaust’. It is a mockumentary and often referred to as the material that promoted the “found footage” genre. Several famous directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone and Eli Roth recognized the importance of this film.

The story of ‘Cannibal holocaust’ It was one of the most controversial in history. of cinema, since, due to the nature of its images, various authorities believed that the massacre and the scenes shown on the screen. In several countries the film was immediately censored, while the authorities summoned the director, deeming all the scenes to be of murder and explicit violence, and Deodato was arrested.

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Ruggero Deodato, the director arrested for ‘Cannibal Holocaust’

Entertainment Weekly listed ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ in 2006 as one of the most controversial films in history, and it is even said to have been banned in more than 50 countries, a fact which has not been confirmed. For their part, the Milanese authorities believed it was a snuff film, where the actors were actually killed on screen.

Deodato was arrested and “Cannibal Holocaust” was confiscated for 10 days after his release. To further increase the myth, the actors signed a contract not to appear in any media for a year after the film’s premiere, all to make it appear that the film was based on real recordings, facts that Deodato himself had to deny.

Deodato had to prove that the deaths in “Cannibal Holocaust” weren’t real and showed the contracts of the four actors involved. And thus was born one of the most controversial films in the history of cinema, and which now rejects its creator and the evil mastermind behind it. Rest in peace, Ruggero Deodato.