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Content: In China’s remote Liangshan, three Yi “bimo” priests struggle with changing times. The feared “cursing” bimo, once invoked to harm or heal, has lost his calling under new bans. The “soul-calling” bimo, healer and mourner, bears private grief after four failed marriages before fathering an heir. And the “official” bimo—both priest and Party cadre—falls from power when he unlawfully rigs a village election. Tradition endures amid upheaval.

Countries:

China

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

91 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Yang Rui

Production companies:

Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy 北京电影学院青年电影制片厂

Crews:

Director