Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All

Name: Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 16, 2017
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Anuttama Dasa, Bob Cohen, Boy George, Edwin Bryant, Gaura Vani Buchwald

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Abramorama | Release Date: June 16, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Anuttama Dasa, Bob Cohen, Boy George, Edwin Bryant, Gaura Vani Buchwald, Guru Das, Hari Sauri Das, Sally Agarwal, Sesa Das, Shaunaka Rishi Das, Syamasundara Das

Summary: Hare Krishna! is a documentary on the life of Srila Prabhupada –the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrived in America without support or money in the turbulent 1960s. It explores how he ignited the worldwide cultural revolution of spiritual consciousness, known as the Hare Krishna movement.

Director: Jean Griesser and John Griesser and Lauren Ross

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 22, 2017

The film effectively summons an evocative moment in time. But...the film ultimately feels like a marketing tool for ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 15, 2017

Hare Krishna! never amounts to anything more than a mix of historic relic and modern day recruitment film. And aside from the already-converted, who’s going to want to see that? Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Jul 13, 2017

For viewers who aren’t hostile to mysticism, vegetarianism and endless chanting, it’s a stirring story. Read full review

Daphne Howland

Jun 15, 2017

John Griesser’s film about Srila Prabhupada, founder of the Krishna movement, is not so much a documentary as it is a hagiography. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jul 13, 2017

Lacking objectivity and the necessary contextual information and commentary that would provide a balanced examination of its subject matter, Hare Krishna! mostly preaches to its robe-wearing choir. Read full review

David Lewis

Aug 16, 2017

It’s so uncritical of its subject that it has the unintended effect of undermining its mission, which appears to be recruiting new devotees of the faith. Read full review

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wesleydesena

Jun 17, 2017

The story is incredible. If it had only been told to you, you might as well have thought it had never happened. Since the story is compelling, it of course brings strong reactions. It is a visual hagiography laid out for the modern viewer that depicts the triumph of the Swami's spiritualThe story is incredible. If it had only been told to you, you might as well have thought it had never happened. Since the story is compelling, it of course brings strong reactions. It is a visual hagiography laid out for the modern viewer that depicts the triumph of the Swami's spiritual will in fulfilling an order that had been predicted but not yet realized. Sure to stir emotions, this gem of a doc invites discussions and provokes reactions reflective of one's very character - certainly in line with the Hare Krishna philosophy of life! I loved it!… Expand

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govinda108

May 13, 2019

It's just a wonderful and inspiring movie. Those who are truth seekers will surely relish it.

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