A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
Directed by: Ron Fricke
Cast: Patrick Disanto, a number of long tracking shots through various settings, including Auschwitz, over photos of the people involved, past skulls stacked in a room, Ron Fricke, to a spread of bones. It suggests a universal cultural perspective: a shot of an elaborate tattoo on a bathing Japanese yakuza precedes a view of tribal paint, Tuol Sleng
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Rating: 8.1/10