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Chetzemoka's Curse

Chetzemoka's Curse

# Only the second American Dogme 95 movie
Drama
📜 Overview: Chetzemoka's Curse is about a young, twenty-something woman, Maya (Maya Berthoud), who is haunted by the memory of her first love and her subsequent betrayal. She still feels the pain, works to exorcise it as she wiles away her life as a maid in a small town hotel. But her road to health seems to include passing the bad karma along. She encourages an older married man to run off with her and betray his wife and kids. Betrayal is in the air. Even an itinerant street musician sings about his infidelity. Bottom line, he says, is that he betrayed himself.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2001-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Maya Berthoud original image
Maya
Maya Berthoud
Lawrence E. Pado original image
Larry
Lawrence E. Pado
Jessica Gillard original image
Jessica
Jessica Gillard
Sylvia Palmer original image
Maid
Sylvia Palmer
Adam Kelly-Karagas original image
Adam
Adam Kelly-Karagas
Sue Gillard original image
Sue
Sue Gillard
Otis Barr original image
Otis
Otis Barr
Stephen W. Gillard original image
Steve
Stephen W. Gillard
Joe Gillard original image
Drummer
Joe Gillard
Bernice Cutley original image
Cashier
Bernice Cutley
John Sanders original image
Bass Player
John Sanders
Zoe Rain original image
Cafe Girl #1
Zoe Rain
Beth Daubner original image
Cafe Girl #2
Beth Daubner
D. Jean Gilliland original image
Travel Agent
D. Jean Gilliland
Matthew Pickard original image
Boyfriend
Matthew Pickard
Alta Gonzales original image
Girlfriend
Alta Gonzales

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