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The Ashram Children: I Am No Body, I Have No Body (2019)

The first 20 years of the film-maker's life he grew up in two places: in Jerusalem, and in an ashram in India, a thing he had to keep a secret. in the ashram it wae expected of him to devote his entire being to his guru. Thus, in his words, he could finally define the purpose of his life, understand the "truth" of the meaning of life and be enlightened 20 years later (quite a few in psychological therapy), the director sets out on a quest to find out what was hidden in his life in India, why his life in the Ashram still affects him even when he has not visited in years, And whether he grew up in a cult.

  • Documentary
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jeff DormanJeff DormanSelf
  • Photo of Nick HeymanNick HeymanSelf
  • Photo of Daniel Scott LawrenceDaniel Scott LawrenceSelf
  • Photo of Eva MackeyEva MackeySelf
  • Photo of Jake MackeyJake MackeySelf
  • Photo of Timothy NielsenTimothy NielsenSelf
  • Photo of Jonathan OfekJonathan OfekSelf
  • Photo of Tzivia OfekTzivia OfekSelf
  • Photo of Yohana OfekYohana OfekSelf
  • Photo of Yossi OfekYossi OfekSelf

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