Chac: Dios de la lluvia

I saw this film many, many years ago and was waiting for it to make it to the IMDb, much less DVD. For a while it was possible to get a VHS copy from an address which was something like a car wash or auto parts store. It seemed to be truly lost, but now that it is on DVD, anyone interested in spiritual development, shamanism, tribalism or Mayan culture should get a copy. It is a tragedy that Klein seems not to have made anything else.

The film itself may be hard to follow, in part because some things are not entirely tied up neatly at the end, but I can't say I found it anything except straight forward. The way the different characters carry themselves, their interactions within their cultural context, the visuals and the technology of traditional magic make this film compelling and memorable, almost a documentary.