Short Cut to Nirvana
Closed CaptioningMaurizio Benazzo & Nick Day
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Plot Summary
This enthralling documentary treks to the heart of the largest gathering of humanity on Earth: the Kumbh Mela. This huge festival has been held in India every 12 years for over two millennia, but is little known in the West - until now. The film spectacularly captures the sheer spiritual bliss, eternal wisdom and candid joy that envelop both the festival's pilgrims and world-renowned gurus in attendance. Short Cut to Nirvana also features a special appearance by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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73%- Reviews Counted: 33
- Fresh: 24
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 6.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: While this documentary about a religious pilgrimage in India feels haphazard and superficial, the glimpses it offers are never less than fascinating.
Fresh: Overall tenor amplifies Kumbh Mela's own atmosphere of tolerance, generosity, and earnest spiritual questing.
Fresh: Benazzo and Day offer a nice overview on such a colossal event, which gets surprisingly little attention from the Western media.
Rotten: Unless you're utterly fascinated by the minutiae of Hinduism, you may find yourself wishing for more story to this story -- and this film does not oblige.
Customer Reviews
a start to world peace
don't listen to the devil below , just give it your time and hold an open perspective on the teachings
Good documentary
Very educational. shows the beauty of the Hindu faith, their values and traditions.
Wrong thing
Was looking for the band ._. Almost bought this
