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Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 7 / 10

A life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.

Director: Park Chan-kyong

Studio: Atnine Film

Genre: Documentary, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Kim Keum-hwa

Kim Keum-hwa

as herself

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

as Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)

Ryu Hyun-kyung

Ryu Hyun-kyung

as New Manshin (17-year-old Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sae-ron

Kim Sae-ron

as Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sang-hyun

Kim Sang-hyun

as Narrator

Baek Su-ryeon

Baek Su-ryeon

as Maternal Grandmother