We just got the heads-up about a gritty little horror indie from Belgium called CANNIBAL. Though you might think the title says it all, it looks like quite the unusual number – a twisted love story. Unfortunately it seems like this one is only hitting the U.K. right now (at the end of this month), but we can hold out hope that it will swim over to North American shores in the near future.
The synopsis:
Max (Nicolas Gob), an agoraphobic golfing enthusiast with a murky past, leads a secluded life in the remote Belgian countryside. While out in the woods practising his swing, he stumbles across an unconscious young woman (Helena Coppejans) covered in dirt and blood and takes her home to clean her up and take care of her. Despite not fully trusting the stranger, whom he decides to call Bianca, Max begins to develop an attraction towards this mysterious beauty.
One evening, when Bianca escapes the house and runs into the woods, Max decides to follow her and is shocked to find her cannibalizing a man while having sex with him. Overcoming his initial revulsion, Max becomes fascinated by Bianca’s deviant behaviour and the two begin a bizarre romantic relationship. But it soon becomes apparent that Max is not the only one with a keen interest in Bianca and her unconventional habits when she is abducted and he once again comes face to face with his own violent past.
The film co-stars Eric Godon (The Pack; In Bruges; A Secret), Philippe Nahon (The Pack; Switchblade Romance; Irreversible; Brotherhood Of The Wolf) and Micky Molina (Law Of Desire; Dark Habits).
CANNIBAL will be released on DVD by Matchbox Films on September 26th in the U.K. Pre-order it right HERE.
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