Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint

Bhutanese director Neten Chokling’s fantastical biopic dramatizes the early years of Milarepa (Gimyan Lodro), the 11th-century man who would become Tibet’s preeminent mystic. Born into privilege, Milarepa is plunged into a life of darkness when greedy relatives stage a power grab after his father’s death. The young man learns black magic to seek vengeance, but some unexpected life lessons along the way steer him onto a more spiritual path.