Independent Film Company has shared the posters and trailer for the horror film Faces of Death, a remake of the cult mondo movie of the same name directed by John Alan Schwartz in 1978, a film that was banned and censored in many countries due to its graphic content and was also included in the infamous video nasty list.
Directed by Daniel Goldhaber and co-written with Isa Mazzei, the new Faces of Death stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, and Charli XCX.
Filming was completed in 2024, and the release is scheduled for April 10, 2026, by Independent Film Company.
Plot: a woman who moderates a channel on a YouTube-like platform, responsible for filtering any offensive or violent content, comes across a group that appears to be emulating the murders from John Alan Schwartz’s film. As misinformation spreads online, she will try to determine whether the killings are real or not.
Why Faces of Death Was So Controversial
Presented as a medical documentary narrated by a fictional pathologist, Dr. Francis B. Gröss, the film combines staged sequences with archival footage depicting violent deaths, accidents, and autopsies, creating the impression that the material was entirely real.
The film also faced distribution difficulties in several countries. In the United Kingdom, it became associated with the climate of censorship surrounding the so-called “video nasties” era, a period during the 1980s when numerous horror and exploitation titles came under scrutiny from authorities and the media.
The film's success led to multiple sequels over the following years, establishing the franchise as one of the most recognizable examples of modern mondo filmmaking.
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