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Flame and the Fire

Flame and the Fire

The incredible but true story of the last savages!

1966 · 80 min · Documentary

Bounding from one continent to another, from desert to jungle, this early mondo documentary examines the habits and customs of people whose lives are unaffected by the modern world. In New Guinea, director Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau's crew spends time with jungle villagers who honor the deceased by preserving their corpses, and in Africa they film the resourceful people of the Kalahari. Other subjects include a Brazilian community whose male members wear lip-stretching jewelry.

Directed by Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau · Written by Charles Romine

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