Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago

2013

84 mins

Poster for Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago

Directed by Lydia Smith
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Documentary on Spain's 1,200 year-old Camino de Santiago trail (also known as the Way of St. James pilgrimage). Explores how it lures... More

Documentary on Spain's 1,200 year-old Camino de Santiago trail (also known as the Way of St. James pilgrimage). Explores how it lures people from all over the world to spend a month walking its 500 miles with little more than a backpack and a pair of boots. Follows six pilgrims as they cope with blisters, exhaustion and self-doubt.

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Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago | Ratings & Reviews

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"No doubt walking the Camino is a wonderful, life-changing experience. Since medieval times people have trekked more than 700 km across northern Spain on this trail with religious origins that now draws sightseers and soul-searchers from all over the world. While this documentary makes a genial attempt to bring that profundity to screen, it does so with a heavy footfall."

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Flicks

"As travelogue, this is a persuasive introduction. Viewer beware: The impulse to take a hike is strong. Wear sturdy shoes."

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The New York Times

"It's not hard to see the appeal of the Camino, in its simplicity and potential -- even if Smith's film can depict only aspects of the experience, and isn't able to explore its after-effects."

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Sydney Morning Herald

"An exercise in platitudinous self-absorption. A self-help manual in $500 boots."

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Stuff

"The result is a travelogue with self-help bromides, or an Esalen workshop with blisters."

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Los Angeles Times

"Genial documentary, which gradually reveals itself as part travelogue and part spiritual quest."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Works on a far broader level than just depicting a physical experience. It grapples with religion, personal growth and introspection, and does so with a humble curiosity that's indicative of the pilgrims themselves."

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