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.
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 8 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$2M
Cumulative box office receipts
Average Gross / Film
$250K
Average theatrical return
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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.
The official sequel to the original shockumentary presents a series of bizarre, shocking and grotesque cultural rituals, practices and events from around the world. Featured segments include the burning monks of Saigon in Vietnam, slave markets in Sudan, religious hysteria, mortician schools, and unusual global subcultures.
A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.
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.
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
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.
The final official installment in the "Mondo Cane" series dares to go where no other Mondo film has gone before.
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.