Ex-Pajé

The story of one of the thousands of indigenous tribes terrorized by Christian hordes and civilization. The film drags on a bit, following the life of the shaman Perper, who lived and hid in the Amazon jungle for years with his isolated group, until he was forced to convert to Christianity after the evangelical churches tracked him down and accused him of consorting with the devil. It is not a story from the time of Columbus, but the present, where bigotry and profiteering in Latin America are still flourishing, and even growing again. The aim of the director was to highlight the issue of ethnocide, which is relentlessly carried out by the contemporary Christian Inquisition.

An interesting look at the changing cultural landscape involving the use of the traditional Shaman and how that is being overcome by the Church Priest. Villagers no longer seek the Shaman but instead seek the Priest......recommended viewing.