Movies Similar to Auroville: L'esquisse d'un monde

The Karma Killings(2016)

"The Karma Killings," is a modern-day crime thriller mixed in with Indian mythology and class warfare. The documentary delves into India's most infamous serial killings and its impact on a nation. Told through the people directly involved, the film unravels the complexities of the case and goes beyond the sensational headlines to present a suspenseful and scary mystery. And has a huge twist - one of the killers maybe innocent?

6.7

India: Kingdom of the Tiger(2002)

Journey across India, a breath taking land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity. Soar over blue-hazed Himalayan peaks and sweep down towards the thundering Indian Ocean as we celebrate the power and beauty of India's greatest ambassador - the mighty Bengal Tiger.

4.8

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun(1922)

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad(1922)

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

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From England to India by Air(1917)

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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Indian Scene of Procession(1903)

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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Wheel of Time(2003)

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

6.4

Benares Chungking Ichang(1916)

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

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Uti(1925)

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

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Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi(1921)

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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Calcutta Pageant(1912)

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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Stabbed in the Face: The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Violent Band(2025)

An alternative documentary following the trail of blood and carnage of Philadelphia’s own Deathmatch Rock n’ Roll pioneers, Eat the Turnbuckle, from beer-soaked bars to the largest stage in the world of metal.

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An immersion into the Divine Feminine(2017)

By drawing a parallel between the Indian Durga Puja festival and other forms of celebrating the divine feminine, Santa Shakti reveals the Sacred Power beyond languages and religions.

10.0

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Gurukulam(2013)

Every individual confronts fundamental questions about the nature of reality, self-identity, and elusive happiness, yet few make these their life goal. An international group of students have traveled to a monastery in a remote area of southern India with the single purpose of discovering these answers. GURUKULAM is a journey into their lives, a wisdom tradition, and the contemplative space in which it is carried.

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In Rural Maharashtra(1945)

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

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Jugaad(2020)

Jugaad is a Hindi word that can be translated as "innovative or effective solution that bends the rules". It refers to the extreme capacity developed by Mumbai's inhabitants to adapt and get around any type of constraint or obstacle posed by the city's urban structure. In a relatively small piece of land where 21 million people live today, the inhabitants of Mumbai demonstrate great creativity when it comes to managing the spaces (for sale, for prayer, for traffic) and the flows that cross them every day. Without using language, Hong Kong artist Chak Hin Leung brings together in this video a dozen unique situations in which people, animals, vehicles and natural elements intermingle and brush up against each other, without ever colliding.

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India Cabaret(1985)

A documentary exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers in a cabaret house in Bombay.

6.1

Meru(2015)

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.

7.4

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It's a Beautiful World(2014)

Richard Beymer first met David Lynch when Lynch cast him as Ben Horne in the series Twin Peaks. Years later, Lynch saw one of Richard's documentaries on the founder of Transcendental Meditation, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and asked him to come to India to document a journey he was making tracing Maharishi's footsteps from one end of India to the other. This film is not just a record of their 10-day journey, it's also a rare and personal look at David Lynch "unplugged."

5.2

Purdah(2018)

The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.

10.0