Vaudou

Overview

It was from Dahomey (now Benin, Africa) that the cult of the deads was exported - through the slave trade - to Brazil, and Haiti. The film narrates the modern story of this ethnographical, religious culture. A team of initiates could film troubling images documenting initiation ceremonies and the sacred lethargy that can take as much as seven, or even eleven days, and in which the body started decomposing itself. Then, the resuscitation happens.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 4, 1973

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Director

Jean-Luc Magneron

Producer

Michel Seydoux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0324417