The Serpent and the Rainbow - 1988 - directed by Wes Craven and starring Bill Pullman
CW: Zombie non-fiction? Sorta? That voodoo that Haitians do. Secret police committing torture and genital mutilation. Pullman on DMT. Decapitation. Baddest bokor on film. Extreme piercing. Off the rails third act as per Craven's signatory directorial style.
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Bill Pullman. The script by Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman is loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, wherein Davis recounted his experiences in Haiti investigating the story of Clairvius Narcisse, who was allegedly poisoned, buried alive, and revived with a herbal brew which produced what was called a zombie.
Related film - The Divine Horsemen by Maya Deren - real Voodoo recorded in the 50s by the grandmother of avant garde cinema.
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