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Milarepa
Luminous Velocity Releasing
MPAA RATING:
Starring
Orgyen Tobgyal,
Kelsang Chukie Tethtong,
Jamyang Lodro,
and
Jamyang Nyima
Nine hundred years after his death, the visionary, wizard, saint, and poet, Milarepa remains Tibet’s greatest mystic. Yet his youthful rage and black magic brought death and destruction upon his own family. This is his story—a tale of vendetta, demons, murder, and redemption. (Shining Moon Production)
| GENRE(S): |
Action
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Adventure
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Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Tenzing Choyang Gyari
Neten Chokling
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Neten Chokling
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 4, 2008
Theatrical: September 7, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
India / Bhutan |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
Tibetan |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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The Hollywood Reporter
Richard James Havis
Those expecting a reflective Buddhist piece will be surprised. First-time director Neten Chokling's film actually is a powerful revenge drama.

70
Variety
Russell Edwards
Buddhist legend brings warnings of bad karma in Milarepa, a worthy and engaging period pic from Bhutan.

70
Washington Post
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.

63
TV Guide
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.

60
LA Weekly
James C. Taylor
Engages on a narrative level; however, Chokling’s direction fails to give the story any period texture or visceral emotion.

60
Los Angeles Times
John Anderson
It's doubtful Milarepa will be opening in Beijing any time soon; all the more reason it deserves a look.

50
The New York Times
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.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
The spectacular scenery and compelling message counterbalance the somewhat plodding pace and wooden performances.

40
Austin Chronicle
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.

38
Boston Globe
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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