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Samsara

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Every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her The Bardo Thödol, a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the young man whispers the book's final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.

Critics Reviews

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine The film exemplifies Lois Patiño’s ongoing efforts to complicate docufiction approaches with otherworldly reveries meant to communicate states beyond our immediate reality. Rated: 3/4 May 26, 2024 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times It is unfairly facetious – but irresistible – to note that, in another era, Samsara would have played to the sweet scents of hand-rolled smokables. And nobody would have asked for their money back. Rated: 4/5 Jan 31, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Part film, part guided meditation, it’s unlike anything else you can experience in the cinema. Rated: 4/5 Jan 28, 2024 Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s influence infuses deeply but delicately into Samsara, Lois Patiño’s lyrical and poetic Buddhism-focussed film. Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine The afterlife may perhaps be the most impossible subject for a documentary to capture. And yet Lois Patiño has done it with Samsara. Jul 2, 2024 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World In his new film Samsara, filmmaker/visual artist Lois Patiño channels the Tibetan Book of the Dead via Apichatpong Weerasethakul May 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Aleksandra M me: cant wait to see the movie movie screen: close your eyes now me: ...ok Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review John D an existential documentary about meaning of life and death and rebirth. At some level was interesting and at other levels annoying and irritating, especially the 15 minutes of nonstop flashing but nothing else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Dušan A Some nice shots, but it did not achieve the desired effect of meditation/memento mori Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her The Bardo Thödol, a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the young man whispers the book's final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.
Director
Lois Patiño
Producer
Leire Apellaniz
Screenwriter
Lois Patiño, Garbiñe Ortega, Lois Patiño, Garbiñe Ortega
Production Co
Sr&Sra
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Lao
Runtime
1h 54m