Savage Man Savage Beast
★ 6 · 1975 · 94m · Documentary · Horror
A notorious mondo film depicting unbelievable and bizarre rituals, animal killing and cruelty, and people being killed and eaten, all by either animals or humans against each other or themselves.
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