Sacred

2016•1h 27m•

★6.5(3 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Sacred explores cultural and religious ritual as it relates to life’s cycles: birth, adolescence, marriage, aging and other key passages of life.

Director

Thomas Lennon

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Full Crew

Keywords

ritualspiritualityreligion

Did You Know?

The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).

The film features dialogue in 4 languages: English, Arabic, Thai, Japanese.

Sacred

2016•1h 27m•

★6.5(3 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Sacred explores cultural and religious ritual as it relates to life’s cycles: birth, adolescence, marriage, aging and other key passages of life.

Director

Thomas Lennon

Watchlist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Thomas Lennon

Music & Sound

Music: Edward Bilous

Editing

Editor: Maeve O'Boyle
Editor: Nick August-Perna

Keywords

ritualspiritualityreligion

Did You Know?

The runtime is 87 minutes (1h 27m).

The film features dialogue in 4 languages: English, Arabic, Thai, Japanese.

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Rating

6.5/10

Good

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Sacred

Status:

Released

Language:

English, العربية, ภาษาไทย, 日本語

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

WLIW New York

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Sacred

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Full Crew

Direction

Music & Sound

Editing

Keywords

Did You Know?

Sacred

Overview

Director

Full Crew

Direction

Music & Sound

Editing

Keywords

Did You Know?

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