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The Cannibals
1988
Manoel de Oliveira
1988·Portugal, 
France, 
XWG, 
Italy, 
Switzerland
Portugal, France, XWG, Italy, SwitzerlandAward tierBronze
Two young aristocrats in love try to escape parental authority, but their flight leads them to a cannibal community, sealing their fate in a macabre, operatic tragedy.
Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra·Leonor Silveira·Diogo Dória·Oliveira Lopes
Producers
Paulo Branco·Paulo De Sousa
Languages
PortugueseMajor Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Nominations (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1988)
Palme d'Or
Manoel de Oliveira
Critics' Awards
Cahiers du Cinéma (1989)
Best Film
Manoel de Oliveira