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Primitives

1978 · 90 min Horror Thriller
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

Three students, Tommy, Rita, and Robert, and their guides head into the jungle to study primitive tribes separated from civilization. However, the students say the one tribe they visit isn't primitive enough, and they want to find some really savages, and to locate the legendary cannibal tribe supposedly living in the area.

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Original Title Primitif
Year 1978
Country Indonesia
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Sisworo Gautama Putra
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (16 votes)

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The film constructs its dread from the clash between academic arrogance and the impenetrable jungle, relying on a slow-burn psychological unraveling. It explores the folly of seeking 'authentic' savagery, only to confront the primitive within.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of dislocation and the unsettling question of who is truly observing whom. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Sisworo Gautama Putra

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