The Cannibal in the Jungle

An American scientist who was convicted of killing and cannibalizing two colleagues in the jungles of Flores, Indonesia in 1977. Branded "The American Cannibal" by the press during his trial, Dr. Timothy Darrow defended himself by claiming a mythic human-ape creature was responsible for the murders. The news outlet documented an indigenous tribe on Flores, the very same island where the hobbit remains were discovered, which had its own accounts of little wild men that stood just over three feet tall, climbed trees, walked on two feet and thrived on cannibalism. And according to the local legend, those creatures may never have died out at all. Follow an expedition team deep into the heart of Flores Island to investigate Dr. Timothy Darrow's claims and find out once and for all if hobbits still exist in the deepest, most remote realms of the Indonesian jungle.

Director

George Simon

Written by

Charlie Foley

Produced by

Josh Wilkins

Cinematographer

Joel Devlin

Studio

Animal Planet

Origin countries

United Kingdom, United States

Production countries

United States, United Kingdom, Philippines

Runtime

1h 24m

Language

en

Rating

PG-13

TMDB

7.0/10 (21 votes)

IMDb

6.0/10 (427 votes)