The Call of Fayu Ujmu

The Call of Fayu Ujmu (2002)

January 1st, 20020h 44min

Documentary, Drama
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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.


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