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Synopsis
A seven-day initiation ceremony is documented in which two women undergo ritual healing following a diagnosis of spirit possession, presented without narration, intertitles, or explanatory commentary.
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France · French New Wave
Films with Similar Themes
spirit possession · ritual healing · initiation ceremony · ethnographic documentary · women's spiritual practices
