An intimate and sensitive look at the reunion of the ‘owners of the secret’ of the nation of Candomble Jeje Mahi, an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition under threat of social death. The film invites the matriarchs of the cult of Vodun in Bahia for their first encounter with Africa.
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Film details
- Productieland
- Brazil
- Jaar
- 2017
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2019
- Lengte
- 16'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
