Iwianch, the Devil Deer
8.5
An enigmatic presence haunts the depths of the Amazon rainforest, where an indigenous Achuar teenager has disappeared. During the search for the young man, his family decides to consult with a Shaman, who, immersed in trance, reveals that the young man was taken by the devil, but that he has intervened by showing him the way back to his home. While waiting for his return, secrets of the rainforest and Amazonian visions of life after death are touched, vanishing the documentary filmmaker’s concepts of reality.
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José Cardoso Director
First release March 11, 2021 · Produced in Ecuador · Original title Iwianch, el diablo venado
Production
Jiráfica Fábrica de Cuentos
Production
Ecuador
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Original title
Iwianch, el diablo venado
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Cuba · March 11, 2021
Premiere · Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 19, 2021 · Premiere · Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse
Ukraine
September 8, 2024 · Premiere · OKO International Etnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition - retrospective screening
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