Samsara

August. 22,2012      PG-13
Rating:
8.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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