Samsara

PG
1h 42m
2011
8.044 /10 (656)

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.

Country : Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia
Languages : No Language
Released Date: 2011-09-16

Top Billed Cast

Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi

Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia

Puti Sri Candra Dewi

Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia

Putu Dinda Pratika

Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia

Marcos Luna

Tattoo Daddy: USA

Hiroshi Ishiguro

Professor and Robot Clone: Japan

Olivier De Sagazan

Man At Desk: France

Ladyboys of Cascade Bar

Dancers: Thailand

Kikumaru

Geisha: Japan

Crisanto Neire

Lead Singer: Cebu Provincial Detenton Center, Philippines

Robert Henline

US Army Veteran: USA (as Staff Sergeant Robert Henline)

Tai Lihua

Lead Dancer: 1000 Habds Goddess Dance, China

Collin Alfredo St. Dic

Self - Cyclist

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