In Granada, Spain, tailor Carlos leads a double life, creating exquisite suits while secretly indulging in cannibalism. He becomes fixated on Nina, a Romanian immigrant searching for her sister. As Carlos and Nina grow closer, her innocence challenges the darkness within him, forcing him to confront his disturbing nature and the secrets he desperately tries to keep hidden.

In Granada, Spain, tailor Carlos leads a double life, creating exquisite suits while secretly indulging in cannibalism. He becomes fixated on Nina, a Romanian immigrant searching for her sister. As Carlos and Nina grow closer, her innocence challenges the darkness within him, forcing him to confront his disturbing nature and the secrets he desperately tries to keep hidden.

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69

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6.8

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67%

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38%

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5.9 /10

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58

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Awards & Nominations for Cannibal

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1st Feroz Awards 2014

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Best Drama Film

Manuel Martín Cuenca
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Best Director

Manuel Martín Cuenca
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Best Screenplay

Antonio de la Torre
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Best Main Actor

Antonio de la Torre
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Best Film Poster

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Carlos is a soft-spoken tailor with a chilling secret: a double life as a serial killer. He methodically stalks his prey, luring them into appearances of everyday normalcy before transporting them to a remote mountain cabin, where he kills and dismembers them, keeping a portion of their meat to eat later. This stark ritual underscores the stark divide between his outward civility and the violence he hides.

His quiet routine continues until Alexandra enters the picture. She is a bright, captivating presence who tries to spark a relationship with him, challenging the barrier between his two worlds. When Alexandra disappears, her twin sister Nina steps in, convinced that Alexandra ran off after allegedly stealing money from their parents. Carlos offers help in a way that makes Nina uneasy, but she agrees to stay, partly because Alexandra’s brutish boyfriend adds danger to the situation.

As the story unfolds, Carlos finds himself drawn to Nina and eventually volunteers to take her to his cabin, where he contends with conflicting impulses. He intends to drug and murder her, but he finds himself unable to go through with it. He confesses to a pattern of murder — not only Alexandra but other women — and reveals that he had planned to kill Nina as well. Nina refuses to believe him, interpreting his confession as manipulation rather than truth.

The final sequence narrows to a brutal ascent and descent from the mountains. While driving down, Nina deliberately causes a car crash in order to kill them both, closing a chapter that leaves questions about what is real, what is imagined, and what violence hangs just beneath the surface of ordinary life.

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