One of the most obscure in the "Cannibal/Jungle Adventure" genre, but certainly not for being a poor film. In fact this thing is surprisingly gorgeous, and at times romantic as well as thoughtful. The young, blonde and beautiful Catherine had been leaving England every summer since she was a little girl, spending her holidays with her adventurous parents, deep in the heart of the Amazon Jungle. On Catherine's 18th birthday her parents are savagely murdered, seemingly by an uncivilized indigenous tribe, who keep Catherine and let her live among them. A Head Hunter Warrior named. Umukai is fascinated by the girl's white skin and white hair, and wants her for his own. And even though he treats her with caring and respect, a deep hatred rages in the gut of Catherine, for this man that "butchered" her parents.
This movie is most impressive both in it's gorgeous photography, and in it's excellent writing. The story of this girl's adventure, told in flashback, is absolutely riveting. "White Slave" could have easily qualified as one of the many 'Emanuelle' films, with it's enslavement of a beautiful, naked female in the jungle. But "White Slave" aims for something higher, and succeeds. This is a very well-made jungle adventure film, part of a normally awful genre. But even with the graphic violence, it never goes too far as to be distracting to the story or cheap looking. Even the on screen animal deaths are so much less offensive, as not one creature dies by the hand of Man, but rather in battle with other species, in their own natural habitat. For instance a young leopard attacks, and devours a monkey. Although it is sad to watch, it's also utterly fascinating to behold, and this element is often seen in documentary films about Nature. :White Slave" is filmed in the Wild, untapped Amazon and should be seen as an unusually high quality "Grindhouse" feature. It possesses a strange kind of quality to it; for example, Catherine is pretty much topless throughout her ordeal, but the way it is filmed, the camera avoiding any leering breast shots, but rather films her naturally, the viewer forgets she is nude after 10 minutes. Highly recommended, but not really for the gorehounds, as they might get distracted by the serious drama at hand, while waiting for those grisly beheadings.. The new bluray print is gorgeous and is highly recommended.
This movie is most impressive both in it's gorgeous photography, and in it's excellent writing. The story of this girl's adventure, told in flashback, is absolutely riveting. "White Slave" could have easily qualified as one of the many 'Emanuelle' films, with it's enslavement of a beautiful, naked female in the jungle. But "White Slave" aims for something higher, and succeeds. This is a very well-made jungle adventure film, part of a normally awful genre. But even with the graphic violence, it never goes too far as to be distracting to the story or cheap looking. Even the on screen animal deaths are so much less offensive, as not one creature dies by the hand of Man, but rather in battle with other species, in their own natural habitat. For instance a young leopard attacks, and devours a monkey. Although it is sad to watch, it's also utterly fascinating to behold, and this element is often seen in documentary films about Nature. :White Slave" is filmed in the Wild, untapped Amazon and should be seen as an unusually high quality "Grindhouse" feature. It possesses a strange kind of quality to it; for example, Catherine is pretty much topless throughout her ordeal, but the way it is filmed, the camera avoiding any leering breast shots, but rather films her naturally, the viewer forgets she is nude after 10 minutes. Highly recommended, but not really for the gorehounds, as they might get distracted by the serious drama at hand, while waiting for those grisly beheadings.. The new bluray print is gorgeous and is highly recommended.