Samsara

Samsara -

The quest of one man's struggle to find spiritual enlightenment by renouncing the world. And one woman's struggle to keep her enlightened love. But destiny has other plans for both of them.

The Film follows a young monk named Tashi who after spending Three Years meditating in a Himalayan cave decides to leave his monastery to pursue Human desires.The Theme of the movie as described by Tashi's Mentor is "IS IT BETTER TO SATISFY A THOUSAND DESIRES OR OVERCOME ONE".

This work by Pan Nalin an Independent film maker covers a lot of timeline in its screenplay and is full of Buddhist wisdom and conflicts with quiet introspection.Set in the backdrop of Ladakh there are stunning visuals and great editing is done even the smallest sound of rustle of wind is caught brilliantly.The films pace is a little slow and is Monotonous at time but it all adds to overall experience of the film.The cinematography is Good with a hauntingly beautiful Musical score.

The film has done well portraying a lot with very little with good Acting captivating Story Telling.The movie was released in 2001 so don't be confused with the Movie by same name but released in 2011.

The Director Pan Nalin's other works which are worth experiencing are - 
Faith Connections -  https://killmereviews.blogspot.com/2019/12/faith-connections.html 
Valley of Flowers