Summaries

The adventure of a young photographer in the Mexican jungle, searching for his lost shadow, stolen by an old Indian witch.

A young photographer is in a estrange land in the south of Mexico, making a documentary project for German people. This photographer will face with mysterious rituals and dances by the local people, in fact, Indians whom don't like very much foreigners. He falls in love of an Indian girl, and gets fascinated of his beauty in pictures. However, the photographer will suffer an evil spell made by an old witch, which causes that he loses his shadow and, subsequently, his own spirit.—Alejandro Frias

Details

Keywords
  • young
  • jungle
  • photographer
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Sep 23, 2000
Countries of origin Mexico
Language Spanish Nahuatl
Filming locations Santa Catarina de Tayata, Oaxaca, Mexico
Production companies Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE) Filmoteca de la UNAM

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Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
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