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Samsara

6.8(11)20231h 57m3

Samsara is the Buddhist cycle of death and reincarnation. From the temples of Laos, we will accompany a soul in its transit from one body to another through the bardo.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$967.2K
Language
Lao

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Director

Lois Patiño

Produced in

Spain

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)U26 Jan 2024
    • Digital / OTTU26 Mar 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereAntenna Documentary Film Festival10 Feb 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 1 Jul 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlinale Debut16 Feb 2023
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical (limited)24 Oct 2024
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival31 Mar 2024
  • LithuaniaLT

    • TheatricalN-76 Oct 2023
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical15 Feb 2024
  • PeruPE

    • PremiereLima Alterna Festival Internacional de Cine18 Oct 2023
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical (limited)25 Apr 2024
  • PortugalPT

    • PremiereIndieLisboa3 May 2023
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereJeonju International Film Festival28 Apr 2023
    • Digital / OTTALLCollectio21 May 2025

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Samsara was released on 6 October 2023.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/18/2025

    7/10

    Apparently, in Sanskrit the word "Samsara" can mean both wandering and world and is generally used in the context of the reincarnation of a soul from one body to the next. That's what this engaging drama attempts to explore and explain over a couple of hours that contrasts quite remarkably the different approaches to the same end product taken by folks thousands of miles apart. From the monastic existences in Laos to…

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