#voodoo, faith healing, etc..

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cold rune
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Would appreciate recommendations that have to do with voodoo, hoodoo, faith healing, etc.. horror is also welcome but would like it to be at least somewhat intricate, mysterious, and meaningful 🤔

cold rune
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U a witch or sum

old ember
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Eat, Pray, Love has a scene with a faith healer in Bali.

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The Long Walk from Vietnam has a shaman as protagonist, but I think it's borderline horror, while still leaning to drama.

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Eve's Bayou is a thriller, the supernatural element is only in their head I think. But the spiritual nuance is totally there.

chrome badger
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The Temple of Doom had some of that as far as I remember

cold rune
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Nah @cold rune
I couldn’t edit my entry for some reason.. I also welcome documentaries.. some examples:

https://letterboxd.com/film/nocebo-2022/

https://letterboxd.com/film/zombi-child/

https://letterboxd.com/film/john-of-god-the-crimes-of-a-spiritual-healer/

https://letterboxd.com/film/you-dont-know-jack/

Nocebo (2022)

A fashion designer hires a nanny from the Philippines to assist her in caring for her family while she is suffering from what she believes is a tick-related illness. The nanny uses traditional Filipino folk healing techniques to help her, but in the process of doing so, she uncovers a horrifying truth about why she is there and why her employer ...

Zombi Child (2019)

Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do th...

John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer (2021)

Idolized medium João Teixeira de Faria rises to international fame before horrifying abuse is revealed by survivors, prosecutors and the press.

You Don't Know Jack (2010)

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

old ember
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Nocebo isn't a docu

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We also had a case of a "spiritual healer" who used his power to sexually abused his female clients. He would order them to strip naked and do rituals etc but ofc that's just bullshit. He was arrested by the police eventually.

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That'd be nice if it's made into a film like John of God 🤔

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You Don't Know Jack's profession reminds me of this shitty movie called Nun's Deadly Confession

cold rune
# old ember Nocebo isn't a docu

To put it politely, I don’t need you policing this thread .. but I guess it’s ok if you do 🤷‍♀️ I was just interested in more like this..

https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sea-inside/

Pretty open book 📖

The Sea Inside (2004)

The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It is the story of Ramón’s relationships with two women: Julia a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living.

old ember
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I'm trying not to veer into horror, coz what you describe is basically folk horror, no?

cold rune
old ember
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It's because you said you welcomed docu and then mention some examples. Guess I misunderstood that your examples were not necessarily docu

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Tammy Faye was a faith healer, right?

cold rune
old ember
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then the Skeleton Key counts and those that are set in NOLA

cold rune
old ember
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the shitty horror called the Unholy involves a protagonist who becomes a faith healer

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Leap of Faith

cold rune
old ember
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he does need that

cold rune
old ember
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can princess and the frog count? 🤣

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Angel Heart is also set in NOLA iirc

cold rune
old ember
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I haven't seen that

cold rune
old ember
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thanks, but no thanks. It's on tubi. I can catch it myself.

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in 2 years time

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I have many movies on my plate for this month

cold rune
cold rune
# old ember thanks, but no thanks. It's on tubi. I can catch it myself.

I’m totally looking forward to this!
Steve Buscemi directs 🎥
Wanted to share with you!

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15669314/

IMDb
The Listener (2022) - IMDb

The Listener: Directed by Steve Buscemi. With Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu del Barrio, Rebecca Hall. Follows a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, etc.

old ember
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I'm also looking forward to that. Idk when it'll get released

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I think you should try joining mini roulette since you seem to enjoy giving people recs

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but you need to be VHS first haha

cold rune
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by chatting and joining VC (you can claim exp every 15 minutes by typing the comman /vcclaim)

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old ember
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you need 2 more level. good luck!

cold rune
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I would love to join roulette

old ember
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make sure you rated 400 films minimum in LB

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I think you have good standing in the server. If in the worst case you can't achieve vhs by the 19th, maybe you can DM Aubses and ask if she can make exception?

cold rune
old ember
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the rating is to help other people rec you.

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I understand that rating 400 films in a short time is a chore 😓

cold rune
old ember
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Yeah, Aubses gives good recs

cold rune
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https://letterboxd.com/film/a-simple-favor/

A Simple Favor (2018)

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

old ember
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I got some good recs from my time attending mini roulette the last time, movies that I would never know if I hadn't joined

cold rune
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Lots of French music 🎶 I loved it!!

old ember
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and mini is more casual than super, so it was nice

cold rune
old ember
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maybe try sending her DM?

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she's online in the #lobby rn. try asking her