Anthropophagous 2000

Anthropophagous 2000

Year: 1999

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: German

HorrorThrillerCrime

Nikos Karamanlis (Andreas Schnaas) and his family are caught in a storm; their yacht capsizes and the daughter dies. Stranded on a raft for days without food, Nikos is forced to eat his wife’s and daughter’s corpses. He later reaches an island where vacationers arrive. Mad with hunger, he hunts them, while a few survivors fight back.

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Timeline & Setting – Anthropophagous 2000 (1999)

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Location

Sea off Tuscany, Village on the outskirts of Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy, Nikos's cave

The story begins on the open sea near Tuscany, then shifts to a remote village on the outskirts of Borgo San Lorenzo. The village sits in a quiet Tuscan landscape that becomes a backdrop for horror, culminating in a hidden cave where the killer conducts his grisly acts. The geography moves from water to isolation, mirroring Nikos's descent into violence.

🏝️ Isolated coast 🏚️ Rural Tuscan village 🕳️ Hidden cave

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 17:39

Main Characters – Anthropophagous 2000 (1999)

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Nikos Karamanlis (Andreas Schnaas)

A yachtsman who survives a shipwreck by cannibalizing his wife and daughter's bodies, then returns to his Tuscan home to become a serial killer. His rationalizations crumble under guilt as he spirals into madness, driven by the trauma of his actions.

🩸 Violent 💔 Guilty 🧠 Psychotic 🕯️ Haunted

Irena

Nikos's sister who aids in the killings, sharing in his crimes before ultimately dying by suicide. She is complicit yet conflicted, revealing the corrosive power of family ties under extreme stress.

🧠 Complicit 🗡️ Dark 🕯️ Haunting 🧭 Family

Georg Stockmann

A friend or acquaintance who uncovers Nikos's crimes by finding his journal and confronting him in the cave. He becomes the foil to Nikos's madness, ultimately overpowering and killing him in a struggle.

🛡️ Courageous 🧠 Analytical 🗡️ Confrontational 📜 Journal

Mary

A vacationing woman who, along with her partner Stuart, falls prey to Nikos's violence. Her role underscores the indiscriminate horror that follows him.

👩 Victim 💔 Tragic 🧭 In danger 🕯️ Haunting

Stuart

Mary's partner, whose attempts to survive intersect with the escalating danger in the village and the coastal setting.

👨 Partner 🧭 Survivor 🧠 Tense

Caroll

A survivor whose presence in the village adds to the tense dynamics as she links to other characters and faces a brutal fate.

👩 Survivor 🧠 Tense 🩸 Violent

The Vagabond

A mysterious traveler encountered in the narrative, contributing to the sense of isolation and danger that permeates the village.

🧭 Outsider 🕯️ Mysterious 🧭 Nomadic

Stan (Caroll's husband)

A surgeon who partners with Georg in the search for Carroll and is killed in the cave, marking another brutal turn in the village's fate.

👨 Doctor 🗡️ Victim 🧠 Fatal

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Major Themes – Anthropophagous 2000 (1999)

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🧭 Survival

Nikos's struggle to stay alive after the shipwreck drives him to commit cannibalism, framing the narrative as a brutal test of human endurance.

💔 Guilt

Killing for survival triggers overwhelming guilt that haunts Nikos, fracturing his sense of self and fueling his later violence.

🔪 Violence

The film presents graphic acts of murder and cannibalism, using explicit scenes to underline the fragility of humanity under extreme stress.

🧠 Descent

As guilt compounds, Nikos's psyche deteriorates, dragging his sister Irena into complicity and pushing him toward madness.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 17:39

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