Underplayed Gems

Hippie Masala (2006)

Hippie Masala poster
Original title
Hippie Masala - Für immer in Indien
Directed by
Ulrich Grossenbacher, Damaris Lüthi
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows Westerners who moved to India in the 1960s as part of the hippie movement and still live there decades later. It shows their daily lives, their chosen simplicity, and what keeps them in India.

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What happens

Hippie Masala: Für immer in Indien (English: Hippie Masala: Forever in India) is a 2006 Swiss documentary film directed by Ulrich Grossenbacher and Damaris Lüthi. It examines Western expatriates living in India decades after the hippie movement of the late 1960s. The film was screened at festivals including Munich, Locarno, Woodstock, and Miami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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