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.
Le Premier Cri
Documentary about births around the different cultures and regions of the world.
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Isabella Ferrari Narrator
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