Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All

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Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All

2017

1h 31m

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An exploration of the life and philosophy of Srila Prabhupada, the controversial Indian swami whose teachings sparked a movement now known as Hare Krishna.

David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

08/15/2017

1/4

Revealing moments in this glorified infomercial are few and far between. Most of the time, the film is a story waiting to be told.

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Mark Jenkins

Washington Post

07/13/2017

2/4

For viewers who aren't hostile to mysticism, vegetarianism and endless chanting, it's a stirring story.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

06/22/2017

There's certainly a good film to be made about Srila Prabhupada and the spiritual movement he founded that became an international sensation starting in the mid-1960s. But John Griesser's documentary isn't it.

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

10/31/2018

1/5

It's a poorly made documentary that leans heavily on stock footage and inadvertently illustrates just how hollow the philosophy built around the mantra really is.

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Reza Noorani

The Times of India

12/21/2017

3/5

Ihere is no real drama and it comes out a bit flat. If you're a follower though, this one is for you.

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Bader S

@badersoma108 02/27/2024

I loved it! It was very informative and entertaining.

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05/13/2020

Excellent work, must watch movie for all.

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04/18/2020

Everyone must watch this ,now days we forgot about our true happiness,it is really helpful

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02/02/2020

know about SRILA PRABHUPADA

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01/19/2020

Very inspiring to watch BhaktiVedanta Swami's dedication, compassion and authencity. More gurus like that are needed in the world.

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12/26/2019

This documentary is made brilliantly. I'm not sure why some of the top critics didn't like the way stock footage was used because that's probably the best and the most original way one can document a person's biography and how he started the Krishna Conscious movement at the age of 70. The old video footages and images actually brought the life to the whole film. Great work by the entire production team!

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An exploration of the life and philosophy of Srila Prabhupada, the controversial Indian swami whose teachings sparked a movement now known as Hare Krishna.

Director: John Griesser, Jean Griesser, Lauren Ross
Producer: Jessica Heinrich, Priiya Nair, Lauren Ross, Rohit K. Shetty, Coralie Tapper
Screenwriter: Mukunda Michael Dewil, Jean Griesser
Distributor: Abramorama
Production Co: Inner Voice Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.0K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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