The Italians cranked out quite a number of these pictures, most of which tell the story of the unfortunate fate of outsiders encroaching on primitive society. These films were rough around the edges and frequently included scenes of animal cruelty making them difficult to watch. The cannibal subgenre hit its stride in the early 1980s with films like Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Umberto Lenzi’s Cannibal Ferox (1981). A handful of survivors emerge from the wreckage and find themselves the targets of a group of hungry cannibals. On the plane ride home they learn their actions are trending on Twitter and the group celebrates – until the engine blows out, sending everyone crashing down into the jungle below. They successfully turn away a heavily armed militia by live-streaming their activities with their phones. Justine and the others make the trek, chaining themselves to bulldozers and trees deep in the Amazon. Newcomer Justine wants to make a difference and joins the effort under the leadership of Alejandro, a passionate man always looking for a cause. A group of Columbia University student activists charter a flight into the jungles of Peru to protest corporate deforestation.
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