White Salve (1985)
directed by: Mario Gariazzo
starring: Elvire Audray, Will Gonzales, Dick Campbell
format: NTSC Region 1: Personal Collection
(out of 5)
The Movie: White Slave is kind of a hidden gem within the cannibal genre of horror films. No one talks about it but it's definitely right up there with Cannibal Feroz, Jungle Holocaust, and the epic Cannibal Holocaust for me. Mostly because of what I consider to be the unique story-line. I mean some would say it mimics Jungle Holocaust in the fact that it's about a person who is kidnapped by native cannibals and then reverts to their native ways for escape but when you see the end it's really quite different.
The Gore: Definitely worth my viewing as a gorehound. Great decapitated heads, rotted decapitated heads, and the fx were very realistic to say the very least. It's not to the full effect of the other mentioned cannibal films but it still holds it's own here.
The Acting: Eh not the greatest in the world but overall it's good enough to make the movie flow nicely without pulling you completely out of the film.
Overall this film is better than most cannibal films I've seen so my recommendation is to pick it up and give it a look. After going through probably every native cannibal film ever made this one is most certainly one of the better ones. One last note this one does not focus really on animal cruelty like some of the others. Something that doesn't stop me from seeing them but I don't like it either so that's another plus.
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