The Call of Fayu Ujmu

2002-01-0144m14+

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.

Cast:Christian Kuchenbuch, Lorenzo Añapa, Pedro Tenorio Añapa, Samuel Añapa, Maria Chapiro, Humercindo Añapa Melchior,

Genre:Documentary, Drama,

country:Germany, Ecuador,

Production:none

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