I cannibali, English title The Cannibals or The Year of the Cannibals, is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, and Tomas Milian.
[1] It is a modernized retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, set in contemporary Milan and drawing upon socio-political themes and imagery of the time, including the protests of 1968, the counter-cultural movement, and the Years of Lead.
[2][3][4] I cannibali was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
[5] A restored version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in 2014.
[6] A complete limited edition of the soundtrack has been released on vinyl by Spikerot Records in 2019.