A Shaman's Story

Directed by Choi Ha-won (최하원)

Written by Lee Young-il (이영일)

110min | Release date in South Korea: 1972/05/13

Synopsis
Mo-hwa is a famous shaman. When the Christianity is introduced to this small fishing village, Mo-hwa's divine power is declining. Mo-hwa is furious when she happened to know that her own son Wook has studied theology. She performs an exorcism to throw away evil spirits from her son and tears up the bible. The conflict between mother and son breaks up the family. Mo-hwa decides to show which spirit is stronger when she is asked to perform an exorcism for a drowned lady. Even though she performs shaman, the body doesn't come up to the surface. Mo-hwa doesn't stop to perform and gradually she is going down into the water and never comes back.

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