Szamanka

A feverish, transgressive plunge into obsession and ancient magic, unsettling and visceral, demanding surrender to its chaotic, erotic delirium.

Directed by

Andrzej Żuławski

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Starring

Bogusław Linda, Iwona Petry, Piotr Machalica

Tagline

She's a machine.

Overview

Anthropology professor Michal develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out of a swamp. The second is an enigmatic student he meets by chance at a railway station.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Obsession, madness, identity, sexuality

Content

Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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