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Samsara

Germany, India, France, Italy, Switzerland

2001

138 Min
Color
2.35:1
Ladakhi, Tibetan
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DIR Pan Nalin

PROD Karl Baumgartner, Christoph Friedel

SCR Pan Nalin, Tim Baker

DP Christo Bakalov, Rali Raltschev

CAST Shawn Ku, Christy Chung, Neelesha BaVora, Lhakpa Tsering, Tenzin Tashi, Jamayang Jinpa

ED Isabel Meier

MUSIC Cyril Morin

AFI FEST (International Competition): Grand Jury Prize - Special Mention, Melbourne (International Panorama): Most Popular Film, Toronto, Sundance, Rotterdam (Main Programme)

Synopsis

A spiritual love-story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh, in the Himalayas. Samsara is a quest – one man’s struggle to find spiritual Enlightenment. Led by Apo, a wise and elderly monk accompanied by Sonam, a young monk, a caravan of lamas makes its way across the mountains in search of Tashi, a brilliant young disciple who is just completing three years of solitary meditation in a remote hermitage. Brought out of a deep trance, Tashi is taken back to his ancient monastery where he slowly recovers his strength. But Tashi´s return has unexpected results. Despite a life devoted to the rigours of spiritual development, he finds himself experiencing a surprisingly profound sexual awakening. These feelings coincide with his journey to a village to perform a harvest blessing. There he meets Pema, a beautiful young woman. It is love at first sight. For the first time, Tashi begins to question the spiritual values of his monastic existence. What is more important: Satisfying one thousand desires or conquering just one? –Bavaria Film

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