Samsara Filming Locations
Where was Samsara filmed? Samsara was filmed in 72 locations across Turkey, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Nepal, Jordan, France, Egypt, Japan, Palestine, China, Philippines, United States, Namibia, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, South Korea, Brazil, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Vatican City, Mali, Thailand and Australia in the following places:
Samsara Filming Locations
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Samsara (2011)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.