Immortals in the Village (2017)
跳大神
In a cold mountain village in northeastern China,when a peasant gets sick they invite the local shaman to do trance healing. In the village there is Shaman XU, a renowned shaman in the area who is almost 70-year-old. He had been a teacher in his youth and an accountant for a factory production team. In his later age, serving as a spirit medium became his profession. He beats his donkey-hide drum and sings ancient melodies, inviting all kind of spirits to come.
- Date of release
- 2017-11-21
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Yu Guangyi
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