The Call of Fayu Ujmu (2002)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 2002 44 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.ecuador, tmdb.indigenous-peoples

Country: Germany
Production Countries: Germany, Ecuador
Languages: German, Spanish