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Title The opaqued god / directed by Gu Tao, Zhou Yu
Published [China] : Orient Indie Films, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (84 minutes)
Summary The aged Guan Kouni is the last Shaman of Oroqen. She hopes to find a Shaman heir in her lifetime. On the 1st or 15th day of the lunar calendar, Guan Kouni would place a tribute on the spirit tablet and worship the God in a traditional way. Due to the government, she has not been a Shaman since liberation. Because of the government as well, she is miraculously given a ceremony to pass on her Shaman identity. Guan Kouni hopes to find a Shaman to inherit this ancient religious culture in her life time. However, today's youth have lost their faith in the God, which is the biggest obstacle for Guan to find a successor. She puts the target on her daughter Juhua and son Jurong - What will happen to her in her twilight years?
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed September 23, 2020)
In Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles
Subject Oroqen (Chinese people) -- China
Shamans -- China
Women shamans -- China
Shamanism -- China
Oroqen (Chinese people)
Shamanism.
Shamans.
Women shamans.
China.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films ethnographiques.
Form Streaming video
Author Gu, Tao, 1970- director, producer
Zhou, Yu, 1981- director
Other Titles Opaque god