Le Santo Daime
Sacred Gift
Le Don sacré
1992
France
97 minutes
Portuguese
In Brasil’s state of Acre, bordering Peru and Bolivia, the end of the world as the Brasilians themselves put it, a new synchretic religion was born at the beginning of the century. A mixture of Catholic religious rites, the candomble dance-trances of African origin and the hallucinogenic practices of the Amazon Indians. In Acre, the cult is followed by fifteen percent of the population – seringueiros (rubber tappers), “indigenists” (defenders of Indians’ rights), managers, shopkeepers and partisans of a multicultural but united Brasil. All of them have given body and soul to a new religion, which draws its essence from a magic drink, the Santo Daime.
Production :
Les Films de la Liane; La Sept Arte; Les Ateliers de l'Arche
Les Films de la Liane; La Sept Arte; Les Ateliers de l'Arche
Distribution :
CNRS Images
CNRS Images
Editing :
Juliana Sanchez
Juliana Sanchez
Sound :
Paulo de Jesus
Paulo de Jesus
Photography :
Peter Chappell
Peter Chappell