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This documentary deals with the life and religion of a priestess of the Afrobrazilian cult of Candomblé. The author is shot during the different moments of his initiation, made of rituals and sacrificial offers that take place in a poor area of a Brazilian small village. The narrative plot is used to render the meaning of the existence of a lady out of ordinary life, the strength of her faith, the nature of spirituality that mixes her important social function with the immanence of the sacred. The witnesses of Mãe Baratinha, little by little, depict the features of her face, revealed to the spectator only at the end of the documentary, in a dialogue between cultures, way of life and religions.

Italy - 2006 - 54 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Mario Balsamo Script Mario Balsamo Camera Mario Balsamo, Maurizio D'atri Sound Bruno Ventura Editing Paolo Maselli Music Aldo Brizzi

Production Mario Balsamo, via Guido Guimizelli 106, 00152 Rome, Italie Tél : +39 6581 8703 Fax : +39 6581 8703 E-mail : balsamo.mario@tin.it

Sales Mario Balsamo, via Guido Guimizelli 106, 00152 Rome, Italie Tél : +39 6581 8703 Fax : +39 6581 8703 E-mail : balsamo.mario@tin.it