Prokleti . The Damned
Verzio FF submission Filmed in Congo, the documentary investigates a custom which connects evil and witchcraft by labeling unwanted children as possessed by the devil. Exorcisms are performed on such children and if they fail, the children are banished from the community and become homeless. Hundred...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | French |
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A-NEWS S.R.O.
2006
Czech Republic |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:90bc12a1-b620-42d4-9e02-4c38200733f9 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF submission
Filmed in Congo, the documentary investigates a custom which connects evil and witchcraft by labeling unwanted children as possessed by the devil. Exorcisms are performed on such children and if they fail, the children are banished from the community and become homeless. Hundreds of them live on the streets of today's Kinshasa, with no way to survive except by begging or petty theft. The journey into the dark heart of the black continent leads through various characters who manage to make a profitable business out of this hellish medieval drama. The viewer becomes witness not only to bizarre stories from the lives of children, but also to an incredible array of characters. Portraits of shamans and modern-day exorcists gradually reveal the mechanisms of a system that feeds on poverty and desperation. Damnation turns out to be profitable scam for everyone - except the children. |
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| Published: | 2006 |