Krippendorf's Tribe
He's discovered the wildest tribe in his own backyard!
2/27/1998
Imdb: tt0120725
Tmdb: 31220
Popularity: 7.924
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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.