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Samsara
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Title: Samsara

Release Date: 16 Sep 2011

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Magidson Films, Oscilloscope

Production Companies: Magidson Films, Oscilloscope

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 8.069 (617 votes)

Cast

  • Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia: Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi
  • Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia: Puti Sri Candra Dewi
  • Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia: Putu Dinda Pratika
  • Tattoo Daddy: USA: Marcos Luna
  • Professor and Robot Clone: Japan: Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Man At Desk: France: Olivier De Sagazan
  • Dancers: Thailand: Ladyboys of Cascade Bar
  • Geisha: Japan: Kikumaru
  • Lead Singer: Cebu Provincial Detenton Center, Philippines: Crisanto Neire
  • US Army Veteran: USA (as Staff Sergeant Robert Henline): Robert Henline
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