Baraka
A world beyond words.
A world beyond words.
Documentary
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1992
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A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
15 Sep 1992
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$4,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Nothing in this epic visual poem is less than extraordinary.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It is claimed that the great age of travel is dead - that there are no longer amazing, exotic, beautiful and fearsome places for the traveler to discover. A movie like Baraka gives hope.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The form is ravishing, though the content suffers by comparison.
– Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan 2003
rotten:
Any one sequence might work powerfully in its own right, but string them together with a musical overlay and the banality of the connections becomes apparent.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
The film's one-world thesis is asserted but never made convincing, as Fricke zigzags from the Western Wall to whirling dervishes to the Grand Mosque of Mecca in a superficial gloss on faith (and everything else).
– Fred Camper,
Chicago Reader,
23 Mar 2010