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Milarepa(མི་ལ་རས་པའི་རྣམ་ཐར།།)

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Bhutan · 2006
Rated PG · 1h 30m
Director Neten Chokling
Starring Orgyen Tobgyal, Jamyang Lodro, Jamyang Nyima, Kelsang Chukie Tethong
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama

Milarepa depicts the humble beginnings of the man who was to become Tibet's greatest saint. A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden death. Destitute and hopeless, he sets out to learn black magic - and exact revenge on his enemies - encountering magicians, demons, an enigmatic teacher and unexpected mystical power along the way. But it is in confrontation with the consequences of his anger that he learns the most. Photographed in the stunning Lahaul-Spiti region of Northern India, Milarepa offers a provocative parallel to the cycle of violence and retribution consuming today's world.

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San Francisco Chronicle by

The spectacular scenery and compelling message counterbalance the somewhat plodding pace and wooden performances.

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Washington Post by Desson Thomson

What really reaches us is the collective presence of the cast, most of them monks and other acting amateurs. They seem uniformly imbued with inherent grace and effortless spiritual bearing. And their smallest of gestures exude the kind of un-self-conscious gravitas that constitutes all fables.

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Boston Globe by Janice Page

Despite timely and worthwhile subject matter, there is nothing very inspired or inspiring in what makes it to the screen. Maybe they're saving all of that for the sequel, too.

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The New York Times by Laura Kern

There are stunning locales but not much subtlety on display in Milarepa, a straight-as-an-arrow mythical-historical telling of a mystic’s early life.

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TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Based on the story of Milarepa (1043 - 1123), who renounced the violence and vengeance of his early life to become a revered Tibetan Buddhist saint, lama Neten Chokling's directing debut ends on a frustrating spiritual cliffhanger.

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Austin Chronicle by Marrit Ingman

The strangest part is that half the movie’s arc is missing, but the credits promise its arrival in 2009 as Milarepa Part II: Path to Liberation.

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