One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage vs Though I Am Gone
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Though I Am Gone). Though I Am Gone is the shorter watch at 1h 6m compared with 1h 21m. Though I Am Gone is the older of the two (2006 against 2019). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage | Though I Am Gone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 21m | 1h 6m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward A. Burger | Hu Jie |
| Main cast | – | Jingyao Wang |
Synopsis
One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage
ONE MIND is an immersive cinematic meditation on Zen monastic life in China, where a communion of nature, meditation, and labor reveals a carefully crafted way of life that reflects the very wisdom it seeks to cultivate.
Though I Am Gone
Filmmaker Hu Jie uncovers the tragic story of a teacher beaten to death by her students during the Cultural Revoution. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, as Mao's Red Guards persecuted suspected Rightists. Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students, becoming one of the first victims of the revolutionary violence that would engulf the entire nation.
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