The Shaman (1997)
"Shaman" was filmed on July the 16th, 1977 in the northernmost corner of Eurasia, on the Taymyr Peninsula, at the Avam river, concurrently with the shooting of the documentary "The Winds of the Milky Way". The Nganasan Shaman Demnime (1913-1980) was 64 years old at the time. The documentary about Demnime's incarnation ritual was completed 20 years later. The fifth and final documentary in Lennart Meri's "Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno - Uricarum" series.
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An action-packed slog
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The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
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This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
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Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
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