A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
▶ Watch TrailerPatrick Disanto
Journeyman (uncredited)
Director
Ron Fricke
Tagline
"A world beyond words."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,000,000
Production
Magidson Films
CRCulver
June 5, 2018
BARAKA is a 1993 film, shot by Ron Fricke in some 24 countries, that is a sort of documentary on three universal themes: 1) the grandeur of the natural world, from the peaks of Everest to low deserts, 2) the oneness of the human race illustrated by juxtaposing almost identical shots from vastly separated cultures, and 3) the desire for a connection with something transcendent. Shot in 70mm film, w...
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