The Green Inferno -2013-

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Revisiting Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno (2013)

Activism is dangerous. Director: Eli Roth ( Hostel , Cabin Fever ) Starring: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Daryl Sabara Genre: Horror / Splatter / Cannibal Exploitation Runtime: 100 Minutes The Green Inferno -2013-

The Green Inferno (2013): Horror or Social Satire? Directed by , The Green Inferno is a brutal homage to the Italian cannibal films of the late '70s and early '80s, specifically referencing Cannibal Holocaust . Though it premiered at film festivals in 2013, it faced significant distribution delays, finally reaching a wider audience in late 2015. The Plot: "Slacktivism" Meets Survival No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Revisiting Eli Roth’s

During that two-year delay, The Green Inferno became a legend in horror forums. Fans circulated stories about audience members fainting at screenings. The MPAA slapped the film with an NC-17 rating for "aberrant violence and cannibalism." Roth famously had to cut less than 20 seconds of footage (primarily a genital torture scene involving a razor blade) to secure an R-rating. Though it premiered at film festivals in 2013,

The film follows Justine (Lorenza Izzo), a naive college freshman from New York. Eager to find a cause and impress charismatic activist Alejandro (Ariel Levy), she joins a group of student protesters. Their mission, led by the intense leader Jonah (Sky Ferreira), is to chain themselves to bulldozers and halt the destruction of a remote Peruvian village by corporate developers.