Mounted By The Gods

In 1988, Albert Venzago set out to cross Africa on a Vespa. After miles in the blistering heat, it broke down in a remote village in Benin. There he encountered Mahounon, one of the most influential voodoo priests of West Africa. Abandoning his planned trip, Venzago set out instead on an odyssey through the world of African voodoo, to which he and his camera gained extraordinary access . Venzago followed Mahounon with his camera for nearly ten years, filming secret Voodoo ceremonies and sacrificial rituals. He witnessed Mahounon’s extraordinary search for a successor to lead the cult, and he watched as the anointed eleven-year old boy, Gounon, was schooled in black and white magic, rituals, and the intricate workings of the Fa, or Voodoo oracle . Venzago’s camera evokes the religious ecstasy of these ceremonies as well as their otherworldly atmosphere. His photographs illuminate this mysterious and potent Voodoo culture and religion.

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Mounted By The Gods är en dokumentärfilm från 2003, regisserad av Alberto Venzago. I en av huvudrollerna ses Jean-Luc Julien.

Med en speltid på 1 timmar och 30 minuter är Mounted By The Gods en produktion från Germany. Originalspråket är tyska. Hos tittarna har filmen ett snittbetyg på 8.0 av 10 baserat på 1 röster. På Filmotek uppdaterar vi löpande var du kan streama, hyra eller köpa Mounted By The Gods i Sverige.