Iwianch

A widowed Shuar woman is visited at night by a hungry man. The woman feeds him but this does not satisfy his hunger and she becomes suspicious.

7 min | Identity | 2004

Synopsis

A widowed Shuar woman is visited at night by a hungry man. The woman feeds him and gives him a drink, but this does not satisfy his hunger. She becomes suspicious, he disappears. It is Iwianch, a demonic being who sometimes appears to the Shuar.

Artistic and technic data

Year: 2004
Duration: 7 min
Indigenous peoples: Shuar
Geographic area: Ecuador
Language: Shuar, Spanish
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Subject: Identity
Genre(s): Fiction