Samsara (2011)

Directed by

Ron Fricke

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 691 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels to 25 countries to present a wordless mosaic of human life, nature, and industry. It strings together carefully composed images of rituals, landscapes, and machines to show connections across the globe.

meditativevisually stunningwordlesscontemplativeawe-inspiringrhythmicglobal

What happens

Samsara is a 2011 American non-narrative documentary film of international imagery directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, who also collaborated on Baraka (1992), a film of a similar vein, and Chronos (1985). Completed over a period of five years in 25 countries around the world, it was shot in 70 mm format and output to digital format. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in August 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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