15 Sep 1992
Baraka
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
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Niek Hoogland Niek Hoogland
Stefaan Hancke Stefaan Hancke
Masayoshi Inoue Masayoshi Inoue
Fietje Hoekstra Voice-Over
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