Underplayed Gems

Tanjuska and the 7 Devils (1993)

Tanjuska and the 7 Devils poster
Original title
Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä
Directed by
Pirjo Honkasalo
Genre
documentary film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows a ten-year-old girl in Belarus whose family believes she is possessed by the devil. The filmmaker observes the community's response to her condition.

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What happens

Tanjuska and the 7 Devils (Finnish: Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä) is a 1993 documentary film by Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo about a ten-year-old Belarusian girl who is believed to have been possessed by the devil. It is the second part of Honkasalo's "Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic", preceded by Mysterion (1991) and followed by Atman (1997). The film won several international awards, including the International Jury Award at the Bombay International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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