In a remote military outpost in the 19th century, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal. 25th anniversary screening!
Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colqhoun, who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide, a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colqhoun's gruesome claims. Be careful—you are who you eat. [101 min; horror, thriller; English]
"Antonia Bird's pitch-black comedy is a patchily hilarious triumph." — Simon Braund, Empire Magazine
"Ravenous occupies various genres throughout and yet never completely gives in to any one of them—it's a ride in that sense." — Brian Eggers, Deep Focus Review
"An idiosyncratic cannibal masterpiece about the ceaselessness of American violence." — Evan Dorsey, Midwest Film Journal
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