Shaman, his nephew... and the captain (The)

Production
2009, France
Palawano
01:27:00
Genre
documentary
society, anthropology
Pierre Boccanfuso
Pierre Boccanfuso
Gédéon programmes
Gédéon programmes

Palawan Island in the Philippines: Medsinu succeeds his father as shaman, in a community living in the forest and pressured by the modern world. His nephew Issad falls ill and can no longer work the land, so he joins the militia of the local "captain". But he has to choose whether or not to obey the shaman’s order: to refuse medical treatment in town.