Baraka
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ron Fricke
Farouq Abdulaziz
Shahram Asgari
Fatih Askoy
David E Aubrey
David Bartholomew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Film, shot on six continents and in 24 countries, explores the formation and evolution of earth, the ascendence of man and the consequences of technology.
Director
Ron Fricke
Crew
Farouq Abdulaziz
Shahram Asgari
Fatih Askoy
David E Aubrey
David Bartholomew
Lawrence Blair
Lorne Blair
Gay Browning
Gay Browning
Dudu Continentino
Michael Scott Davis
Yang Hua Don
Amir Esfandiari
Orlando Falco
Afaf Fawzy
Michael Freeman
Ron Fricke
Ron Fricke
Ron Fricke
Linda Giella
Bob Green
Zvika Haen
Chhay Song Heng
Ciro Hurdato
Ciro Hurtado
Ciro Hurtado
David Hykes
David Hykes
Bebe Hiroko Ishikawa
Marcel Castera Kahn
Jalal Khosroshahi
Thomas Laird
John Lamond
Mel Lawrence
Mark Magidson
Mark Magidson
Mark Magidson
Janice Mathewson
Mouse Mcconnell
Bill Mitchell
Kohachiro Miyata
Kohachiro Miyata
Monks Of The Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery
John Morris
Jimmy Mukora
Constantine Nicholas
Genevieve Nicholas
Junko Ogura
Jerry Pam
Lee Parker
Elzbieta Pyrich
Angus Richardson
Fergus Richardson
Hamish Richardson
Neon Rio
Barry Rivers
Peter Russell
Carlos Saavedra
Somei Satoh
Somei Satoh
Mohamed Shafi
Bruce Simballa
Bruce Simballa
Flavio Somogyi
Michael Stearns
Michael Stearns
Michael Stearns
Ruth Strassberg
L Subramaniam
L Subramaniam
L Subramaniam
Kennedy Taylor
Carlo Timpanaro
Sam Guam Tee Tong
Gonzalo Vargas
Richard Vetter
Alton Walpole
Alton Walpole
Alton Walpole
William Word
Ren Yafei
Magdi Youssef
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993
Limited re-release in United States August 30, 2002
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States 2012
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.
Feature directorial debut for filmmaker Ron Fricke who served as director of photography, co-editor and co-writer of the similarly themed "Koyaanisqatsi" (USA/1982).
Began shooting August 10, 1990.
Completed shooting Late September 1991.
The 2002 re-release is a new 70mm print.
"Baraka" is an ancient middle eastern term for "breath of life," "essence of life" or "blessing."
Released in United States Fall September 24, 1993
Limited re-release in United States August 30, 2002
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.)
Released in United States 2012 (Shows - Selections by Geoff Dyer )