Baraka (1992)

Director:

Ron Fricke

Writers:

Constantine Nicholas (treatment)
Genevieve Nicholas (treatment)

Release Date:

November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | War

Tagline:

A world beyond words.

Plot:

A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.

Plot Keywords:

Prayer | Nature | Chant | Factory | Water

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Centre, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Magidson Films

Trivia:

Baraka is an ancient Sufi word, which can be translated "as a blessing, or the breath, or the essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Fall (2006)

Soundtrack:

Host of Seraphim

An extraordinary trip

During the 96 minutes, I feel like a bird crossing time and space.

I was amazed by the images and the camera technique. For just a few second images, the filmmaker have to overcome how many difficulties! What a spectacular job!

Moreover, the questions it brings to me strike me, and it makes me rethink about the human life. The contrast between the worlds and the cultures punch me so hard.

This movie is absolutely in my collection.