China Samsara is a China–Japan, South Korea and Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
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.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #72 of 946 China films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Documentary productions specifically: #9 of 52 (top 17%).
Audience Engagement
553 audience reviews — more than 92% of China films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (66th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
China × Japan, South Korea and Thailand Co-Production
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The 2010–2012 China Window
Among 98 China films we catalog from this window, Samsara places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Samsara premiered alongside 39 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other China films in 2011.
The 268th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Samsara, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- around the world · 2
- eating · 1
- balance · 1
- skyline · 1
- sunset · 1
- modern life · 1
- moonrise · 1
- poetic documentary · 1
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Magidson Films, Oscilloscope |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 16, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt0770802 |
| Official Site | barakasamsara.com |