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Exclusive clip: Behold the ritual in “SHAMAN”

South American magic takes on demonic infestation in the fright film releasing this week.

Well Go USA brings SHAMAN to select theaters and VOD platforms tomorrow, August 8. Directed by Antonio Negret (RIVERDALE, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA) from a script by Daniel Negret, it stars Sara Canning (DARK MATCH, INFLUENCER), Daniel Gillies (COMING HOME IN THE DARK), Jett Klyne, Humberto Morales and Alejandro Fajardo. The synopsis: “A missionary family travels to rural Ecuador to convert the indigenous population. All is going well until their son ventures into a forbidden local cave and comes back with a demonic spirit in tow. Candice [Canning] believes that an exorcism in the Catholic tradition will free her boy from the evil bonds that bind him. The local shamans know that this spirit is older than her religion and must be dealt with or the demon will take them all.”

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