SummaryFilmed in 24 countries on 6 continents and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, this 1992 documentary is a pastiche of images of the natural world.
Directed By:Ron Fricke
Written By:Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Genevieve Nicholas, Constantine Nicholas, Bob Green
Baraka (re-release)
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
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Universal Acclaim
8.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
68% Positive
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100
You're treated to spectacular views of waterfalls, deserts, jungles and the magical evening sky. Along the way, you examine ancient ruins and witness hoary rituals, some of which are practiced on an epic Cecil B. De Mille scale involving hundreds or thousands of "extras." [28 May 1993, p.19]
100
Words can't do justice to the visual masterpiece Baraka.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.8
93% Positive
28 Ratings
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Aug 29, 2024
10
Gorgeous cinematic storytelling, sans narration, in the same vein as Chronos and the Qatsi trilogy. Baraka offers a broad panorama of our planet with an emphasis on human impact, for all the good and bad that entails. This quasi-documentary centers itself on a series of stunningly beautiful takes on nearly every important modern issue, from religion to culture to naturalism to warfare, with a magnificent eye for composition and a light-handed touch that allows the lessons being taught to be the viewer's own. A perfectly downplayed soundtrack, mixing ambient noise from each setting with a wide range of moods and musical genres, further immerses us into the scenario without standing in the way. Breathtaking work that literally left my jaw open more than once, and a genuine revelation on Blu-Ray - this is the disc you really need to show off your new home theater system.
May 2, 2022
10
it's an incredible movie, that you finish watching and think about many things at the same time, an experience like no other
80
Fricke's cinematography is so consistently magnificent in the compositions of its images and in their clarity, in its use of natural light and delicacy of hue that Fricke creates a further paradox: His film is consistently beautiful even in its most ominous moments. [24 Sep 1993, p.F19]
75
On one level, the film is a 96-minute travelog. On another level, it is a meditation on the planet.
63
Movie buffs who are already acquainted with Fricke's latter-day transcendental preachings may find these 90 slow-paced minutes a mite redundant. [19 Oct 1993, p.D9]
60
A paralyzingly beautiful documentary with a global vision: an odyssey through landscape and time, which is an attempt to capture the essence of life.
40
Less than magical, Fricke's mystical tour quickly gets bogged down in its own self-proclaimed grandeur. An eco-stew.
Mar 2, 2019
10
A poetic documentary about the human and the spiritual, without narration. Our world is far greater than the camera lens usually depicts, and this film tries to encapsulate that. Humanity as a stream of existence is what Baraka shows us, flawlessly.
Jan 23, 2015
10
A film without words, "Baraka" is possibly the most stunning visual feast ever and shows mankind's ongoing destruction of the planet. Watch it and wonder about the possibilities remaining.
Nov 23, 2014
10
My review is **** you are looking for a blockbuster, this is not it. but i can safely say that this is possibly the best piece of cinematic art I have ever seen!!!!!! absolutely astounding! additionally, it is not for the faint hearted, it is beautiful and brutal.
Production Company:
- Magidson Films
Release Date:Feb 6, 2003
Duration:1 h 36 m
Tagline:A world beyond words.
Awards
20/20 Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
American Cinema Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
