Caniba
Synopsis
Caniba is a fresco about flesh and desire. It reflects on the discomfiting significance of cannibalism in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his mysterious relationship with his brother, Jun Sagawa.
A 32-year old student at the Sorbonne in Paris, Issei Sagawa was arrested on June 13, 1981 when spotted emptying two bloody suitcases containing the remains of his Dutch classmate, Renée Hartevelt, into a lake in the Bois de Boulogne. Two days earlier, he had killed her while she was translating German Romantic poetry over dinner in his apartment. After shooting her in the back of the head, Mr. Sagawa raped and then ate his way through her corpse. Eventually, fatigued and dizzy from the heat and smell, he decided to discard her remains. Declared legally insane, he returned to Japan. He has been a free man since. Ostracized from society, he has lived off his crime for over 30 years. He has written novels and manga comics that recount his crime in detail...
Credits
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Norte Productions
- Co-production : S.E.L.
- Film exports/foreign sales : Elle Driver
- French distribution : Norte Distribution
- News agency (France) : Anyways
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Valentina Novati, Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Directors of Photography : Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Editors : Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Sound recordists : Nao Nakazawa, Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Press Attaché (film) : Florence Alexandre
- Sound Editor : Bruno Ehlinger
- Grader : Patrick Lindenmaier
- Sound Mixer : Bruno Ehlinger
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Watch Caniba in VOD
| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
 UNIVERSCINE AMAZON CHANNEL | Stream | Stream | SD |
 UNIVERSCINE | Stream | Stream | HD |
| UNIVERSCINE AMAZON CHANNEL | Stream | Stream | HD |
| UNIVERSCINE | Rent | 2,99 € | SD |
| UNIVERSCINE | Rent | 3,99 € | HD |
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary
- Production language : French, Japanese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
Box-office & releases
News & awards
News (7)
Selections (13)
Awards (1)
Delegations (1)
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada, 2017
Director : Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Director : Verena Paravel
