The Call of Fayu Ujmu

Jan 1, 2002

0h 44m

★ 0.0

Overview

A 13-year-old Indian boy is found unconscious after being attacked in the jungle by the evil spirit Fayu Ujmu. A shaman attempts to ritually tame the spirit and advises the boy’s father to capture it. This story is based on a Chachi Indian legend; it was shot with indigenous inhabitants of the jungle community of Loma Linda, on the Rio Cayapas.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

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Cast

Christian Kuchenbuch

Lorenzo Añapa

Pedro Tenorio Añapa

Samuel Añapa

Maria Chapiro

Humercindo Añapa Melchior

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