Four minutes of fire-walking that'll melt your skepticism.
A Tamil from Réunion invites us to a celebration in which the men of the community walk on fire.
Sound
Crackling flames and rhythmic drums build unbearable tension.
Director
Bastien Dubois
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bastien Dubois shot this as part of his larger 'Portraits de Voyages' series, traveling to 12 countries to document endangered rituals.
The fire-walking ceremony (tīmiti) was brought to Réunion by Tamil indentured laborers in the 19th century and remains one of the island's most secretive male-only traditions.
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