Atman
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The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his mother dies, a devout Hindu man named Jamana Lal begins a 3,000-mile journey in her honor. The destination is the holy city of Haridwar, but to get there, Lal, a 35-year-old whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, must travel up the Ganges River. He is joined by his brother and his wife as well as by director Pirjo Honkasalo and her small, intrepid crew. Midway through, a miracle occurs, as Lal crosses paths with a kindhearted woman named Shanta. Atman blossoms into a love story for the ages.
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Pirjo Honkasalo Director · Christine Hafner Editor
First release November 1, 1996 · Produced in Finland, Germany · Languages Gujarati, Hindi
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Media Investment Club
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AVEK
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Baabeli Ky
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Finnish Film Foundation
Production
Finland · Germany
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Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Gujarati · Hindi
Release dates
Finland · November 1, 1996
Premiere · Kettupäivät Film Festival
Finland · March 7, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
November 1, 1996 · Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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