CREDITS
Directed by:
Rui Simões
Screenplay:
Rui Simões
Cinematography:
Ricardo Filiage
Soundtrack:
Alexandre Soares
Music:
Bill Laswell
Editing:
Luís Sobral
Post-production:
Pedro Machado
Executive Producer:
Jacinta Barros
Production (India):
Fernando Cardoso
Production:
Real Ficção
SYNOPSIS
Namasté is the Hindu greeting meaning "I bow before you." Every day, thousands of pilgrims bathe in the waters of the Ganges River in Varanasi, the sacred city chosen by those who are dying. For them, to die in Varanasi is to ensure eternity.
FUNDING
FESTIVALS
• IX International Documentary Film Meetings 1998
• Portuguese Video Showcase 1999
• Portuguese Documentary Showcase at the Portugal Pavilion, Hannover World Expo 2000
• Avante Video Showcase 2000
• CineEco 2000
• VIII Caminhos do Cinema Português Festival 2001
• III Mediterranean Film and Documentary Competition 2001
• 15th Parnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival 2001
• ECOMOVE 2001 – Berlin
• Cape Verde International Film Meetings 2002
• Envirofilm 2004
• Moving Images Showcase – Estremoz 2007
• Ambiente 2007
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AWARDS
• Grand Prize AMBIENTE’99 - Portalegre
• Honorable Mention at OVARVIDEO’99 - Ovar
• Grand Prize at Festivídeo 2000 - Porto
