Cannibal Holocaust | 1980 | Italy | Ruggero Deodato

The iconic poster boy for the entire furore, the Go Video VHS cover has become synonymous with the entire scandal due to the Daily Mail pasting it under the headlines. A film crew go missing in the jungle whilst making a documentary about the indigenous tribes. Professor Monroe joins an expedition to locate the crew and after a multitude of trials, discovers that the professionals were far from genteel. Frequently cited as a precursor to found footage films and equally reviled and revered for its extreme violence, the film was bound to be banned as a video nasty, for no other reason than the distributors themselves sending fake complaint letters to censorship stalwart Mary Whitehouse.