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Director
Priit Valkna
Production company
Allfilm
Director of photography
Artur Talvik
Editor
Tambet Tasuja
IDF Events
2005 East Silver
Sales
Estonian Television Archive

The Bewitchers

Kaetajad, Estonia, 2005, 27 min, Beta SP, Anthropology, Human Rights, Society

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"The Bewitchers" is a story of a traditional south Estonian witchcraft, where bewitcher or witch, puts an evil eye on the animals, sometimes on the children of the bewitched person. The main reason for bewitchery is considered to be envy, which is why" The Bewitchers" crew travels to Vorumaa to search for answers. To save themselves from bewitching the crew an exorcist who casts a protective spell over them. From there on the crew visits the bewitched villagers in order to disclose the bewitcher. After the thrilling and mystical stories the bewitcher will be found.

Director:

Priit Valkna

Screenplay:

Priit Valkna

Director of photography:

Artur Talvik

Editor:

Tambet Tasuja

Languages:

Estonian

Subtitles:

English