Angry Spirits (2024) · Documentary | iWonder

Angry Spirits

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2024TV-14documentary

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Angry Spirits

2024TV-14documentary

Ainur, a young mother from Mongolia, seeks healing from spirits and a connection to her ancestral land after years of poverty and hardship.

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Angry Spirits

2024TV-14

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Ainur, a young mother from Mongolia, seeks healing from spirits and a connection to her ancestral land after years of poverty and hardship.

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Ainur, a young mother from a herding family, fell into deep poverty after the Soviet collapse. Now a dancer in a Ulaanbaatar strip club, she feels unwell – haunted by spirits. Following a shaman's advice, she returns to her ancestral land. On this journey, she faces a scarred landscape and seeks a path to heal both herself and the home she once knew.

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