‘Your god is not enough’
Shaman is a 2024 horror film about a missionary converting an Indigenous community in the remote Ecuadorian Andres who must come to terms with her faith when her son is possessed by dark forces.
The movie was directed by Antonio Negret from a screenplay by Daniel Negret.
The Night Tree-Epopeya Films-Macumba Films co-production stars Jett Klyne, Daniel Gillies, Sara Canning, Alejandro Fajardo, Lisandro Morales, Dylan Tacuri, Segundo Fuérez, Mercy Lema, Pintu Fuerez, Kuri Fuerez and Matilde Lagos.
Plot:
Candice (Sara Canning), a devout Catholic missionary, works hard to convert an Indigenous community in the remote Ecuadorian Andes, alongside her husband Joel and their teenage son, Elliot (Jett Klyne). Living near the Chimborazo volcano, their peaceful life is disrupted when tensions arise with the local Shaman, who resists the changes Candice and a bilingual priest, Father Meyer (Alejandro Fajardo), have introduced.
When Elliot falls mysteriously ill, Candice suspects the Shaman’s involvement, believing it to be a form of retaliation. As Elliot’s condition worsens, Candice realizes that the cause is far more terrifying than she imagined – Elliot is possessed by a powerful, ancient entity. Faced with the horrifying possibility that this demon is older than her faith, Candice is forced to make an unthinkable choice — one that could either save her son or cost them their very souls…
Cast and characters:
Jett Klyne … Elliot, Daniel Gillies … Joel, Sara Canning … Candice, Alejandro Fajardo … Father Meyer, Lisandro Morales … Shaman, Dylan Tacuri … Raul, Segundo Fuérez … Atok, Mercy Lema … Rosa, Pintu Fuerez … Atoc, Kuri Fuerez … Tomás, Matilde Lagos … Inti
Countries of origin:
United States
Ecuador
Filming locations:
Chimborazo, Ecuador
