The Call of Fayu Ujmu
2002•44m•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Director
Rainer Simon
Writer
Rainer Simon
Languages
German, Spanish
Cast
Christian Kuchenbuch
Lorenzo Añapa
Pedro Tenorio Añapa
Samuel Añapa
Maria Chapiro
Humercindo Añapa Melchior
Rosa Piachinche
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