Some famous stars have come under fire for taking things a bit too far behind the scenes, but one film managed to cross an even bigger line.
This movie caused such an uproar that the director actually found himself facing murder charges in court.
He was only cleared after proving in front of everyone exactly how the special effects were pulled off.
If you haven’t already guessed it, the movie in question is “Cannibal Holocaust”.
The movie, if you hadn’t guessed already, was called Cannibal Holocaust.
“Cannibal Holocaust” tells the story of a documentary crew heading into the Amazon rainforest, where they come across a brutal cannibal tribe.
Director Ruggero Deodato added to the mystery by making the actors avoid all media for a full year before the movie came out.
When it was first shown to audiences, the movie caused a massive scandal.
Authorities ended up seizing it due to scenes showing extreme violence, sexual assault, and disturbing acts of animal cruelty.
One of the most shocking moments featured an actress appearing to be impaled on a wooden stake.
The case was dropped when three of the supposedly dead actors appeared alive and well on Italian television, ending the speculation.
But murder wasn’t the only controversy hanging over the film. It also faced backlash for showing graphic scenes of sexual violence and for its racist portrayal of Amazonian indigenous people.
During production, several animals were sadly killed, including a pig, monkey, turtle, coati, and a boa constrictor.
It even finds a spot on some lists of the best horror films of all time.
Several animals were killed during filming, including a pig, monkey, turtle, coati, and boa.