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Released
2012 · FILM

Kumare

The true story of a false prophet

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
86 min
Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary follows a man who impersonates a wise Indian guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the guru, known as Kumaré, must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Adam BartonShot by Kahlil HudsonScored by Hisham Bharoocha

Also known as

  • Kumaré - Ein wahrer Film über einen falschen Prophetende

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