Chac: The Rain God
by Rolando Klein
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Actor: Alonzo Mendez Ton, Antonio Osil, Pablo Canche Balam, Pedro Tiez, Sebastian SantisDirector: Rolando Klein
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: ID9525MLS
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Chac: The Rain God
Movie Review: Remarkable
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is profoundly well done. The director creates the feeling that you are truly among these descendants of the Mayans who have lost their contact with the ancient ways. In the midst of a drought, they seek a diviner who can ask the rain God Chac to send rain. The problem is that the village chief considers the diviner to be a witch, and possibly he sees his power threatened also. The men of the village are led on a quest to obtain the needed materials for a ceremony -- the ceremony takes place -- and then we see the denouement in which (I don't think this is a spoiler) possibly all links to the past are destroyed through foolish behavior. The actors were apparently locals, but they were truly outstanding. The man who played the diviner did a fine job. Actually, the entire film must be seen to be believed. I shudder to think that this movie sat in a closet (one copy left only) for 25 years. How many other works of genius have we lost?
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