FRANCE · 1972

Horendi

Jean Rouch
French New Wave spirit possession ritual healing initiation ceremony ethnographic documentary women's spiritual practices
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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.

Year1972
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Rouch
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