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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Gurukulam succeeds in its goal of immersing the viewer in its gentle and spiritual setting. Whether you'll achieve enlightenment watching it is another question.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
For a movie seemingly concerned with clarity and enlightenment, it’s woefully lacking in both.
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The New York Times by Helen T. Verongos
While the beauty of the setting is nourishing, without a narrative structure, the disjointed scenes raise questions.
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Village Voice by Serena Donadoni
In their equanimous portrait of an Indian religious community, Jillian Elizabeth and Neil Dalal contemplate enlightenment through an earthly source. They capture the quiet activity of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, an ashram in the lush hills of Tamil Nadu, with an observational documentary style that trades dispassionate distance for sympathetic immersion.