Shaman

Shaman

Your god is not enough.

Directed by Antonio Negret

Produced by Night Tree, Macumba Films

202593 min5.7 / 10

A spiritually charged possession horror that pits Christian faith against indigenous spiritual forces, grounding cosmic dread in a mother's intimate crisis of belief.

A Missionary converting an Indigenous Community in a remote Ecuadorian volcano must come to terms with her own Faith when her son is possessed by dark forces older than her own religion.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shaman scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Shaman sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Shaman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Shaman violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Shaman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shaman

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shaman

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shaman, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shaman, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shaman, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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