Jesus Figueroa, @Thisfunktional of ThisFunktional.com, talks with director Antonio Negret about Ecuadorian horror film SHAMAN.
A missionary family travels to rural Ecuador to convert the indigenous population. All is going well until their son ventures into a forbidden local cave and comes back with a demonic spirit in tow. Candice (Sarah Canning) believes that an exorcism in the Catholic tradition will free her boy from the evil bonds that bind him. The local shamans know that this spirit is older than her religion and must be dealt with or the demon will take them all.
Negret discusses contrasting the beauty of Ecuador with the horror of the film, getting the indigenous people of the area to act in the film, and the culture clash that makes the horror in the movie intense.
Directed by: Antonio Negret
Written by: Daniel Negret
Produced by: Luiza Ricupero Negret, Daniel Negret, Antonio Negret
Cast: Sara Canning, Daniel Gillies, Jett Klyne, Humberto Morales, Alejandro Fajardo
SHAMAN
In Select Theaters and On Digital August 8
