Tanjuska and the 7 Devils (1993)

Name: Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-03-12

1h 20m

Running Time

March 12, 1993
Release Date

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Plot.

A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking and finally she stopped growing. The village priest in Estonia has explained to the family that seven devils have made a home inside Tanjuska. These devils are giving her orders and only a daily ceremony can force the devils to leave the girl.

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Cast & Crew.

Pirjo Honkasalo

Director / Producer / Editor / Director of Photography

Mart Kessel-Otsa

Sound Editor

Martti Turunen

Sound Editor

Pirjo Bergström

Music

Matti Bergström

Music

Details.

Release Date
March 12, 1993

Original Name
Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2023-11-14

This Movie Is About.

woman director

priest

mental health

religion

mental illness

1990s

christianity

demon

demonic possession

schizophrenia

estonia

russian orthodox church

belarus

Wiki.

Tanjuska and the 7 Devils (Finnish: Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä) is a 1993 documentary film by Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo about a ten-year-old Belarusian girl who is believed to have been possessed by the devil. It is the second part of Honkasalo's "Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic", preceded by Mysterion (1991) and followed by Atman (1997). The film won several international awards, including the International Jury Award at the Bombay International Film Festival.