By the River

By the River

2021
25m
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Documentary

"A virtual pilgrimage to India's "death hotels" directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad"

Overview

Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nowness Heckler ShotReady Productions
Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Hindi

Keywords

afterlife hinduism varanasi spirituality religion india death cremation ganges

Quick Facts

Release Date March 11, 2021
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt11117046
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Cast

Key Crew

Dan Braga Ulvestad
Director
Charu Menon
Producer
Jamie Watson
Executive Producer
Will Alexander
Executive Producer