The saffron-colored robes of Buddhist monks shimmer against the lush green jungle. In the background, the buzzing of insects blends with the rushing of a waterfall and the sound of meditation bowls. And all along, one soul prepares to leave its body and set out on its future journey. In a calm tone devoid of fear or anxiety, Samsara guides us through a meditation on death and dying. The film’s exceptional sensitivity and documentary-like persuasiveness are outdone perhaps only by the boldness to ask viewers to close their eyes for a part of the screening and to let themselves be carried away by a stream of non-visual sensations. The film won the Special Jury Award in the Encounters competition at this year’s Berlinale.
Warning: This film contains flashing lights which may not be suitable for photosensitive epilepsy.
Vít Kořínek
113 min / Color, DCP
Director Lois Patiño
/ Screenplay Lois Patiño, Garbiñe Ortega
/ Dir. of Photography Mauro Herce, Jessica Sarah Rinland
/ Music Xabier Erkizia
/ Sound Xabier Erkizia
/ Editor Lois Patiño
/ Producer Claudia Salcedo, Garbiñe Ortega, Leire Apellaniz
/ Production Sr&Sra
/ Cast Amid Keomany, Toumor Xiong, Simone Milavanh, Mariam Vuaa Mtego, Juwairiya Idrisa Uwesu
/ Sales Bendita Film Sales
Lois Patiño (1983, Galicia, Spain). Filmography: Mountain in Shadow (Montaña en sombra, 2012, short), Coast of Death (Costa da morte, 2013), Night Without Distance (Noite Sem Distância, 2015, short), Red Moon Tide (Lúa vermella, 2020), Sycorax (2021, short), El sembrador de estrellas (2022, short), Samsara (2023).
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