Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

1997
52m

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This is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.It is the story of a strong... Read allThis is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.It is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi, the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, who strove ... Read allThis is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.It is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi, the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, who strove to transform the notorious Tihar Prison and turn it into an oasis of peace. But most of al... Read all

Directors
- Eilona Ariel
- Ayelet Menahemi
Star
- Kiran Bedi

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Directors
- Eilona Ariel
- Ayelet Menahemi
Star
- Kiran Bedi

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins

Photos5

Featured review

7/10

Interesting, if slightly rose-colored documentary

The story of how bringing meditation to India's largest prison helped turn life around for many of it's inmates. Hopeful, positive, encouraging, and always interesting, I did enjoy it. I just wish it hadn't tried to make it look so simple and easy.

As a practitioner of Vipassana meditation for many years, I know that real change takes work and time, and sometimes the film makes it feel a bit too much like a quick 'miracle cure'.

But it's wonderful to see a film about prison and reform that offers real hope and new thinking, and it's well worth seeing if you have any interest in any of the subject elements.