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Touba

2013 · 82 min

A calm, observational immersion into a vast communal pilgrimage, carried by striking imagery and patient attention to ritual and devotion.

Directed by: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Genres: Documentary, History

Overview: With unprecedented access and dynamic 16mm cinematography, Touba reveals a different face of Islam by chronicling Sufi Muslims’ annual pilgrimage to the city of Touba.

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Directed by: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Genres: Documentary, History

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
identity
isolation
family
trauma
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Emotional weight	6

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