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Gurukulam

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Canada, United States · 2013
1h 48m
Director Jillian Elizabeth
Starring
Genre Documentary, Drama

This documentary takes place at an ashram in southern India, where one of the few remaining masters of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta passes on his wisdom to students from all over the world. The master and his students explore fundamental questions of self, identity, purpose, and meaning as they explore ancient Hindu teachings.

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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.

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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.