>>372313Mondo films had a reputation for fakery, so it wouldn't surprise me if Africa Addio had some genuinely fake stuff we don't know about. Watching Africa Addio is a strange experience for me because it kind of rides the line between fiction and reality. I'm never quite sure if what I'm watching is truly authentic or not. It feels so stylized, and of course the sound effects and music had to be overdubbed. You even hear an African brass band playing part of the movie's score in one scene.
Ruggero Deodato was inspired by the rawness and sensationalism of Jacopetti and Prosperi's work when he made Cannibal Holocaust, which got him into legal trouble himself. Riz Ortolani's music is another link between the two.
Anyway, Africa Addio is a haunting movie either way, and I appreciate it regardless of any controversy surrounding the nature of what was actually filmed. It can brutal and hard to watch but also beautiful.