A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
Baraka is of 1 hour(s) and 37 minute(s). It is Produced By: Magidson Films. It was released on 1992-09-15. It has the tagline: A world beyond words. It has an average vote of 8.22 on TMDB.
Genres: Documentary
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