Hadamo

There are things that no one wants to talk about, whose very mention aloud creates fear. Such is the case for the ancient practices to free people of envy and bad luck that are still in use in the mountains of the Basilicata region. Some women in the little village of Grassano, divided between sceptics and believers, agree to discuss this.  While Rose does not believe in enchantment, Francesca swears she has seen, with her own eyes,  people struck by spells and that she knows who freed them. There are young people who study these traditions, and others who seek to learn the rudiments from the last elders who know them. From childhood memories to events experienced, to scientific reflections, the documentary investigates a world which, although changing, preserves deep roots in its ancient beliefs that lie somewhere between the pagan and the religious.