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    Bilge EbiriSpirituality & Health
    It's not always easy to follow the story thread of this beguiling film, but it has such a bewitching atmosphere that you may well be tempted to watch it over and over again.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It's quite beautiful. The director, Khyentse Norbu, will hold a shot for a long time and let you luxuriate in the setting.
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    Michael RechtshaffenLos Angeles Times
    Recruiting a cast comprised of genuine nonprofessionals and the talents of Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Lee-Ping Bing... Norbu charts an inspired, fittingly meditative journey to enlightenment.
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    Dennis HarveyVariety
    Offers a droll, leisurely, if cryptic journey toward individual enlightenment.
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    Nicolas RapoldNew York Times
    At least for the uninitiated, the drift of the filmmaking seemed to fall short of the transcendence envisioned by its story.
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    Andrew HeskinseasternKicks.com
    A slight if likeable work from filmmaker and lama Khyentse Norbu
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    I loved the dreamy film for not watering things down and letting the viewer identify with the protagonist trying to save his life the old-fashioned Buddhist way.
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    Kelly VanceEast Bay Express
    This remarkable film from Nepal is just as agreeably enigmatic as its label would suggest-a combination ethnographic/spiritual/wryly comic "quest" tale about living in the present, and how difficult that can be.
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    Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatSpirituality & Practice
    Lessons in paying attention for a young Tibetan convinced he's dying unless he can find the sacred feminine in the world around him.
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    Siddhant AdlakhaThe Juggernaut
    With his fifth feature film, Norbu treats spiritual doctrine as something both liberating and perverse, an inward search with outward consequence.
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