The Green Inferno (2013)
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A group of activists traveling to the Amazon rainforest becomes trapped in a nightmare when they encounter a cannibalistic tribe.
The story
College freshman Justine joins a student social activism group led by Alejandro and his girlfriend Kara. The group plans a trip to the Amazon rainforest to protest a petrochemical company and protect native tribes. They travel to the site, where their protest goes viral after a confrontation with a private militia. However, after a planned escape by plane, the aircraft crashes in the jungle, leaving the survivors stranded. The situation turns dire when a nearby native tribe discovers them, leading to a desperate struggle for survival in the heart of the rainforest.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Justine, a college freshman, joins an activist group led by Alejandro to protest a petrochemical company in the Amazon. After their plane crashes in the jungle, the survivors are captured by a cannibalistic tribe. Alejandro reveals the protest was a sham to benefit his own family's interests. The tribe subjects the captives to various rituals; Justine is taken for a mutilation ceremony and later returns with no memory of the event. Amy, a vegan, realizes she was fed human flesh and commits suicide. Lars attempts to drug the tribe with marijuana, leading to his death. Justine and Daniel eventually escape but are recaptured. During a final confrontation between the tribe and the company's militia, Justine escapes and is rescued by the militia. She later lies to her father, claiming the natives were friendly and were killed by the company. A post-credits scene reveals Alejandro is still alive in the jungle.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Eli Roth
- Writers
- Eli Roth · screenplay; Guillermo Amoedo · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Lorenza Izzo · Justine; Ariel Levy · Alejandro; Daryl Sabara · Lars; Kirby Bliss Blanton · Amy; Magda Apanowicz · Samantha; Sky Ferreira · Kaycee; Nicolás Martínez · Daniel; Aaron Burns · Jonah; Ignacia Allamand · Kara; Ramón Llao · The Bald Headhunter; Richard Burgi · Charles
- Genres
- cannibal horror; horror thriller; adventure
- Themes
- cannibalism; activism
- Tone and mood
- gore; brutal
- Setting
- Amazon rainforest
- Premise and plot tags
- survival; cannibalism; activism
- Source material / true-story basis
- Inspired by and serves as an homage to Italian cannibal films of the late 1970s and early '80s "cannibal boom", particularly Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
- Content notes
- genital mutilation
- Reception
- The film received mostly negative reviews from critics but was a moderate commercial success, grossing $12.9 million on a budget of $5 million.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 39% · review count: 99; Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 19
- Production trivia
- The movie was inspired by and serves as an homage to Italian cannibal films of the late 1970s and early '80s "cannibal boom"; A sequel titled Beyond the Green Inferno was announced in 2013
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