The Followers
Filmed mainly at the Montréal community of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, this feature documentary follows 3 young from their first days in the temple to their initiation 6 months later. The film examines the family life of Krishna members, the active proselytizing in the streets, the temple rituals, and the role of women and their reliance on men for spiritual guidance. A close look at one of the controversial new religious organizations to have emerged from the 1960s in the United States.
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Filmed mainly at the Montréal community of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, this feature documentary follows 3 young from their first days in the temple to their initiation 6 months later. The film examines the family life of Krishna members, the active proselytizing in the streets, the temple rituals, and the role of women and their reliance on men for spiritual guidance. A close look at one of the controversial new religious organizations to have emerged from the 1960s in the United States.
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directorGilles Blais
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producerGeorges Dufaux
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executive producerJacques Bobet
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cameraAndré-Luc DupontRoger RochatMichel Thomas-d'HosteSéraphin BouchardJean LépineSerge Lafortune
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soundJean-Guy NormandinHughes MignaultJacques DrouinRaymond MarcouxMichel Charron
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editingYves LeducNicole Chicoine
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
