Samsara

Name: Samsara
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-09-16
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro

Samsara (2011)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Video for the film Samsara — Official Trailer

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Release date

2011-09-16

Country

Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

Production

Oscilloscope, Magidson Films

Genre

Documentary

Budget

$4 000 000

Box office

$2 639 616

Website

http://barakasamsara.com/

Director

Ron Fricke

Actors

Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Olivier De Sagazan, Ladyboys of Cascade Bar, Kikumaru, Crisanto Neire, Robert Henline
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson

Producer

Mark Magidson

Camera operator

Ron Fricke

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson
Whole Team (5)

Short description

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

What's left behind the scenes

Samsara (literally meaning 'continuous flow' from Sanskrit) is the repeating cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth in religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Bon, Jainism, and Yoga. In Sikhism, this concept differs somewhat and looks at our actions and their consequences in the present.
The film was shot entirely on 70mm film.
The film took over 5 years to create and was made in 25 countries around the world.
According to the creators, composer Michael Sterns wrote the soundtrack for the film after the editing was completed by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. During their previous collaboration – the film "Baraka" (1992) – the editing was done to pre-existing music.
For several years, the filmmakers tried to obtain permission to film in North Korea, but were ultimately denied.