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An astonishing journey of redemption, faith, and devotion. Acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yang (Shower) blends documentary and fiction to follow a group of Tibetan villagers who leave their families and homes to make a Buddhist "bowing pilgrimage" -- laying their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps -- along the 1,200 mile road to Lhasa, Tibet's holy capital. Though united in their remarkable devotion, each of the travelers embarks on this near impossible journey for very personal reasons. One traveler needs to expunge bad family karma, a butcher wants to cleanse animal bloodstains from his soul, another at his life's end, hopes to break the chain of cause and effect determined by his life's actions. Stunningly photographed over the course of an entire year, Paths of the Soul is a mesmerizing study of faith that will inspire viewers to reflect on their own journey through life.

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• Beautiful cinematography of the roads and foot trails of the Himalayas
• For fans of INTO THE WILD, LION, THE WAY, and TOUCHING THE VOID
• Winner of 5 and Nominated for 8 more International Awards including Best Film and Director
• Certified Fresh with a 94% Tomatometer and 96% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

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Zhang observes with patience, humanity, and beauty: His camera stays fixed on these villagers and their prostrations, but he also makes sure to take in the breathtaking beauty of the landscape through which they're traveling

     —Bilge Ebiri, Spirituality & Health

Sights of stones tumbling down a mountain, or of pilgrims dancing by a river, look spontaneous and extraordinary. Long takes and widescreen vistas poetically show a minute human presence traversing a vast natural landscape

     —Anita Katz, San Francisco Examiner

There's never been a road movie quite like Paths of the Soul, an extraordinary chronicle of ordinary Tibetan citizens undertaking a 1,200-mile pilgrimage to Lhasa

     —Richard Kuipers, Variety

Their devotion is staggering. And so is the film

     —Benjamin Mercer, AV Club

Paths of the Soul is a fantastic and refreshingly benevolent look at a different culture

     —Ard Vijn, ScreenAnarchy