The European Network<p>Ruggero Deodato, director of the notorious 1980 horror film Cannibal Holocaust, has died aged 83.</p><p>Deodato had a lengthy film-making career and operated in a variety of genres but remains best known for his gruesome horror film, which was banned in multiple countries and even resulted in him being put on trial for murdering actors.</p><p>The film was a pioneer of the “found footage” pseudo-documentary genre.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/29/ruggero-deodato-director-cannibal-holocaust-dies-aged-83" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/</span><span class="invisible">29/ruggero-deodato-director-cannibal-holocaust-dies-aged-83</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Director" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Director</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Deodato" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Deodato</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CanibalHolocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CanibalHolocaust</span></a></p>