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2017 | B/N | 16:00

Chon, a Wixárika man, tells the story of his cousin Faustino, son of the shaman in the indigenous community of La Mora, Nayarit. In 1983, Faustino proclaimed himself god and spiritual leader. Backed by an armed group, he menaced and terrorized neighboring villages. Horrified by witnessing his cousin kill members of their own community, Chon fled La Mora and reported the incidents to the police of the closest village, Santa María del Oro.


Direction: Hetzenauer; Bernhard
Script: Hetzenauer; Bernhard
Production: Hetzenauer; Bernhard, Mijatovic; Marko, V. Moldovan; Antoniu
Photography: Hetzenauer; Bernhard
Sound: Oliveros Soria; Adolfo Aarón, Rodríguez Cervantes; Alan, Lujan; Marco Antonio, Félix Gavaldón; Roberto
Participation year at FICM: 2017

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