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Iwianch, the Devil Deer
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Iwianch, the Devil Deer

Mar 11, 2021
1h 34m
★ 6.0

Overview

An enigmatic presence haunts the depths of the Amazon rainforest, where an indigenous Achuar teenager has disappeared. During the search for the young man, his family decides to consult with a Shaman, who, immersed in trance, reveals that the young man was taken by the devil, but that he has intervened by showing him the way back to his home. While waiting for his return, secrets of the rainforest and Amazonian visions of life after death are touched, vanishing the documentary filmmaker’s concepts of reality.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Jiráfica Fábrica de Cuentos

Cast

No Cast found.

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