Pina

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Pina

PG

2012

1h 44m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Wim Wenders films dancers in motion as a tribute to legendary choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in 2009.

Critics Consensus

Pina is an immersive, gorgeously shot tribute to the people who express life through movement.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Pina is a celebration of what it is to inspire greatness, a passionate dance of life, love and inspiration that transcends its central figure to become something as timeless, and as hopeful, as the innovative and remarkable woman who inspired it.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 17, 2012

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Caroline Palmer

Minneapolis Star Tribune

A remarkable -- and likely enduring -- tribute to an artist committed to creating dance theater drawn from humanity's deepest physical and emotional reserves.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 15, 2012

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

[An] utterly transfixing, exhilarating spectacle of bodies in motion.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2012

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Benjamín Harguindey

EscribiendoCine

While the film adopts an episodic and fragmented structure, each piece provides memorable sequences that build a collective tribute. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Sep 3, 2025

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Its haunting quality is a reminder that Bausch and her generation in Germany lived in the shadow of fascism.

Mar 1, 2021

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

The film is an immensely rewatchable work of physical wonders, lensed with perfectly matched visual flair.

Nov 16, 2020

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Esra Y

A striking rememberance ceremony of the sensational artist, serene dancer and a beautiful human being Pina Bausch through bodies and words of her ever loving dance team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Zadok J

This captivated me and displayed not only Pina’s works but also her thinking in creating them. The dances are rounded and speak to the heart in ways of both joy and disgust, but always of good and of beauty.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Audience Member

One of the handful of movies they will watch in 3021.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Exceptional choreography (you couldn't expect less from a film based on the work of Pina Bausch) combined with amazing photography. A visual spectacle.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

4.5/5 While it relies almost too much on documenting the work left behind by Pina, her legacy is unquestionable and the way the documentary crew connects with her crew makes for a familiar, melancholic but plain beautiful experience.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

To me Pina was not surreal, she was quite real - life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Wim Wenders films dancers in motion as a tribute to legendary choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in 2009.

Director: Wim Wenders
Producer: Gian-Piero Ringel, Wim Wenders
Screenwriter: Wim Wenders
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Neue Road Movies, Eurowide Film Production
Rating: PG (Some Sensuality/Partial Nudity|Smoking)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.5M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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