MEXICO · 2026

Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales

Carlos Matienzo Serment
indigenous spirituality ritual and magic good versus evil healing and redemption corruption and crime
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A federal agent is investigating a complex case: a series of chilling infanticides in which the victims’ teeth have been extracted; meanwhile, in a nearby village, two healers find a wounded man in the woods and offer him refuge.

Year2026
CountryMexico
DirectorCarlos Matienzo Serment
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