Underplayed Gems

Baraka (1992)

Baraka poster
Directed by
Ron Fricke
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 691 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The film moves through locations around the world to show natural landscapes, human rituals, and industrial life. It has no story or dialogue, only images and music.

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What happens

Baraka is a 1992 American non-narrative documentary film directed by Ron Fricke. It was photographed in the 70 mm Todd-AO format, and is the first film ever to be restored and scanned at 8K resolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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