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Plot Summary
From the producers of LEVIATHAN, comes a stunning new journey, an exhilarating documentary that takes place entirely in the sky. High above Nepal’s lush, mountainous landscape, a cable car carries pilgrims, villagers and the occasional American tourist to an ancient Hindu temple. For centuries, devoted followers had to undertake an arduous multi-day trek to reach the shrine of the wish-fulfilling goddess Manakamana. Today, the trip takes just under 10 minutes. Filmed entirely inside these cable cars as they glide over fog-enshrouded peaks and remote villages, MANAKAMANA captures the conversations of its passengers – personal exchanges, anecdotes, shared observations on the landscape below – and emerges with a rich, vibrant view of Nepal, a land of ancient traditions and rituals on the brink of a technologically-powered future.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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100%- Reviews Counted: 29
- Fresh: 29
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 8.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: By focusing on such a narrow slice of Nepali life, Ms. Spray and Mr. Velez have ceded any totalizing claim on the truth and instead settled for a perfect incompleteness.
Fresh: "Manakamana" is simple in conception, but the reactions it evokes in viewers will be complex and multifaceted.
Fresh: I've never seen anything like it.
Fresh: Manakamana doesn't answer any questions, yet makes its point: Nepal, like the rest of our planet, is a picturesque but far from peaceable kingdom.
Customer Reviews
It's not a documentary, it's a camera and no action
I thought this was a documentary with a story and point of view. But this is literally a slice of life - they have a camera facing the people in the cable car and that's all you see. Skip this unless you need a sleep aid.
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