Samsara (2011)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Top billed cast
Ni Made Megahadi PratiwiDancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia- Puti Sri Candra DewiDancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia
- Putu Dinda PratikaDancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia
- Marcos LunaTattoo Daddy: USA
- Hiroshi IshiguroProfessor and Robot Clone: Japan
- Olivier De SagazanMan At Desk: France
- Ladyboys of Cascade BarDancers: Thailand
- KikumaruGeisha: Japan
- Crisanto NeireLead Singer: Cebu Provincial Detenton Center, Philippines
- Robert HenlineUS Army Veteran: USA (as Staff Sergeant Robert Henline)
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