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Zombies of The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wes Craven's film dramatises Wade Davis's account of his investigation into zombies in Haiti. Here a zombie is a person poisoned, buried and revived, with a sorcerer's control layered on top. It was shot partly in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.12

Lwa nayo
Kuvele kuqala
1988
Released 1988
Umsebenzi womthombo
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Wes Craven
Izinga lobudala
R
Yenziwe ku-
I-USA
Okuyibangela
Okunye
A poison powder, linked by the source to tetrodotoxin, leaves the victim seemingly dead.
Indlela oba ngayo yinye
The victim is dosed with the powder, pronounced dead, buried alive and then dug up by a bokor.
amanothi ensimini

Okushiwo yimithombo

1

Based on Wade Davis's non-fiction book about the case of Clairvius Narcisse in Haiti12

2

The film's bokor also claims his victims' souls12

3

Shooting moved from Haiti to the Dominican Republic when the crew's safety could not be guaranteed12

4

Craven cut a first assembly of about three hours down to 98 minutes12

Imithombo

  1. The Serpent and the Rainbow (film) - Wikipedia
  2. The Serpent and the Rainbow - Rotten Tomatoes

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