Parikrama
A filmmaker’s Narmada pilgrimage becomes a reflective passage through art, faith, landscape, and intersecting human lives.
Overview
Embark on a spiritual journey along one of India's most sacred rivers, where the quest for meaning unfolds.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- contemplative
- reflective
- atmospheric
- quiet afternoon
- reflective evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central character is a documentary filmmaker undertaking a film project about the Narmada pilgrimage.
The filmmaker’s journey is organized around capturing a pilgrimage along the Narmada River.
The Indian Italian production and cast frame the pilgrimage through multiple cultural perspectives, including Alessandro and Rupa.
The plot explicitly describes different scenarios and identifies parallel lives as a defining keyword.
Films like Parikrama, and why
8½
shared meta-cinema focus, artistic self-reflection, and a filmmaker navigating creative uncertainty
Samsara
shared contemplative travel structure, spiritual inquiry, and attention to human encounters across a landscape
The Salt of the Earth
shared documentary practice, ethical observation, and reflective engagement with real-world subjects
Movie Details
- Director
- Goutam Ghose
- Release Date
- 2025-06-27
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Marco Leonardi
- Chitrangada Singh
- Enzo De Caro
- Cristina Donadio
- Aaryan Badkul
- Emanuele Esposito
- Urmi Sharma
- Ashmith Kunder
- Sanat Pandey
Common questions
- What is Parikrama about?
- A filmmaker’s Narmada pilgrimage becomes a reflective passage through art, faith, landscape, and intersecting human lives.
- What is Parikrama like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Parikrama as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Parikrama violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Parikrama.
- Which films are like Parikrama?
- Films with a similar feel include 8½, Samsara, and The Salt of the Earth.
- How long is Parikrama?
- Parikrama runs 115 minutes.
