Santera
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Solveig Hoogesteijn
Laura Del Sol
Hirma Salcedo
Victor Cuica
Gledys Ibarra
Andres Agusti
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Paula, a social worker from Spain, is sent to Venezuela to evaluate conditions in the penitentiary system. She meets up with Soledad, who is being shunned because the other prisoners believe that she is a santera--a faith healer who uses the ritual powers of witchcraft to evil effect: Soledad was arrested for killing her brother-in-law by casting a spell on him. Investigating and discovering Soledad's secret past, her occult powers, and ancestral myths, Paula, the "rational" urban professional must work to understand the growing impact that this indigenous Latin-American witchcraft is beginning to have on her own life.
Director
Solveig Hoogesteijn
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States September 1997
Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain September 18-27, 1997.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.)
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain September 18-27, 1997.)
