About this series
A collection of documentaries which consist of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise western film audiences.
All films — in order
1
Mondo Cane
A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.
2
Women of the World
A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.
3
Mondo Cane 2
The official sequel to the original shockumentary, presenting new and bizarre behavior from around the world, including cruelty, graphic gore, and strange rituals.
4
Africa Blood and Guts
A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
5
Goodbye Uncle Tom
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
6
Savage World Today
A new age Mondo film that explores the realm of urban decay and various oddities of the modern world, ranging from underground club scenes to sex change operations.
7
Mondo Cane 2000 -The Incredible
The final official installment in the "Mondo Cane" series dares to go where no other Mondo film has gone before.
8
The Godfathers of Mondo
A look at the careers of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi who invented the mondo genre with MONDO CANE in 1962. It follows their career until their split in following the making of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM in 1971.
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