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Baraka

1992 · 97 min

A hypnotic, wordless visual meditation that immerses you in the planet's beauty and spiritual depth, demanding patience but rewarding with awe.

Tagline
A world beyond words.
Overview
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • nature
  • sport
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ron Fricke
Written by
Mark Magidson, Ron Fricke, Constantine Nicholas, Genevieve Nicholas
Starring
Patrick Disanto
Music
L. Subramaniam, Michael Stearns
Cinematography
Ron Fricke
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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