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Milarepa

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Adventure  |  Drama

Written by: Tenzing Choyang Gyari
Neten Chokling

Directed by: Neten Chokling

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 7, 2007
DVD: November 4, 2008

Running Time: 90 minutes, Color

Origin: India / Bhutan

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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)

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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.

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70

Variety Russell Edwards

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle David Wiegand

The spectacular scenery and compelling message counterbalance the somewhat plodding pace and wooden performances.

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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.

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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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