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  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

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.

Directed By: John Griesser, Nitin G., Jean Griesser, Lauren Ross

Written By: Mukunda Das, Mukunda Michael Dewil, Jean Griesser

  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2017
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 30 m

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

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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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.

Directed By: John Griesser, Nitin G., Jean Griesser, Lauren Ross

Written By: Mukunda Das, Mukunda Michael Dewil, Jean Griesser

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Mixed
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17% Negative
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60
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.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 13, 2017
For viewers who aren’t hostile to mysticism, vegetarianism and endless chanting, it’s a stirring story.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
50
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?
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
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.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
40
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.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW
25
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.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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67% Positive
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0% Mixed
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33% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Inner Voice Productions
Release Date Jun 16, 2017
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Website http://www.facebook.com/harekrishnathefilm
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