2013 · documentary
Manakamana (2013)
Directed by Pacho Velez, Stephanie Spray1h 58m2013
A documentary about a group of pilgrims who travel to Nepal to worship at the legendary Manakamana temple.
Our read: Manakamana (2013) (2013) reads as a neutral, slow-burn, inventive documentary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, slow-burn, gentle documentary, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- slow-burn
- gentle
- inventive
- signature
- intimate
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