▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Len zi ▁was ▁probably ▁trying ▁to ▁im itate ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁not orious ▁Mond o ▁cinema , ▁which ▁had ▁gained ▁considerable ▁Gr ind house ▁popular ity ▁since ▁G ual t iero ▁Jac op etti ▁and ▁Paolo ▁Cav ara ▁made ▁Mond o ▁C ane ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁even ▁though ▁this ▁film ▁is ▁fict ional . ▁Like ▁Man ▁from ▁Deep ▁River , ▁Mond o ▁films ▁often ▁focus ▁on ▁ex otic ▁custom s ▁and ▁locations , ▁graph ic ▁violence , ▁and ▁animal ▁cruel ty . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁mainly ▁inspired ▁by ▁A ▁Man ▁Cal led ▁Hor se , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁tribe ▁that ▁originally ▁held ▁him ▁capt ive . ▁The ▁title ▁Man ▁from ▁Deep ▁River ▁is ▁even ▁supposed ▁to ▁echo ▁the ▁title ▁A ▁Man ▁Cal led ▁Hor se . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁British ▁photograph er ▁John ▁Brad ley ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁photograph ▁wild life ▁in ▁the ▁Th ai ▁rain ▁forest , ▁where ▁a ▁native ▁tribe ▁takes ▁him ▁capt ive . ▁ ▁Brad ley ▁starts ▁in ▁Bang k ok , ▁taking ▁photos ▁and ▁sight see ing , ▁until ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁a ▁box ing ▁match ▁with ▁a ▁date . ▁His ▁date ▁grows ▁increasing ly ▁b ored ▁and ▁dis gr unt led ▁by ▁Brad ley ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁leave , ▁until ▁she ▁finally ▁wal ks ▁out ▁on ▁him , ▁which ▁doesn '