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Krippendorf's Tribe ( 1998 )

"He's discovered the wildest tribe in his own backyard!"

4.6 /10 (82.0)
94 min ● Feb 27, 1998 ● English

Overview

After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.

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