Baraka (1992) filming locations

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The scene : The Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro is one of the Brazilian locations captured by Ron Fricke's 70 mm camera for Baraka.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The scene : The Ipanema neighborhood appears on the official filming map of Baraka, alongside the nearby Rocinha.

Porto Velho, Brazil

The scene : Porto Velho, in Rondônia, is among the Brazilian stops in Baraka's journey.

Parauapebas, Brazil

The scene : The Carajás iron mine is one of the industrial sites filmed by the Baraka team in Brazil.

São Paulo, Brazil

The scene : São Paulo appears from the sky, in aerial shots, and close to the sidewalk, where homeless people have been filmed without their knowledge.

Parauapebas, Brazil

The scene : The official filming map of Baraka mentions a "Carajás Animal Reserve" in Pará.

Rio Preto, Brazil

The scene : Rio Preto, in Minas Gerais, is one of the Brazilian locations listed by the production of Baraka.

Candeias do Jamari, Brazil

The scene : The Samuel Dam and the lake, in Rondônia, are among the Brazilian locations in Baraka.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

The scene : The temple of Preah Khan, in Angkor, is one of the Khmer sanctuaries that Baraka filmed in Cambodia.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

The scene : The Tonle Om Gate of Angkor Thom is listed among the Cambodian locations of the film.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Central temple of the fortified city of Angkor Thom, whose 54 towers each bear four stone faces with enigmatic smiles.

The scene : The Bayon, in Angkor Thom, was filmed by the team of Baraka.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Former prison, the site of Tuol Sleng became a museum in 1980.

The scene : At the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the camera glides in long tracking shots before the portraits of the victims, the skulls, and the accumulated bones.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Complex of Khmer architecture temples, serving both as a Hindu sanctuary and a Buddhist temple, now an archaeological site. The largest religious monument in the world, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The scene : Angkor Wat is part of the Angkor temples that Baraka filmed during his stop in Cambodia.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Temple intentionally left in the state in which it was found by 19th-century explorers, with its ruins enveloped by the roots of ceiba trees and strangler figs.

The scene : Ta Prohm, in Angkor, is one of the Cambodian locations in Baraka.

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

A set of nearly three hundred waterfalls layered over nearly three kilometers, at the border of Argentina and Brazil, in the heart of two national parks.

The scene : The Iguazú Falls, on the Argentine side in the province of Misiones, are the only Argentine location in the film.

Australia

The scene : Twin Falls, in the Northern Territory, is one of the sites in the Northern Territory listed on Baraka's official sheet.

Cooinda, Australia

The scene : Cooinda, in the Northern Territory, is among the Australian locations featured in Baraka.

Australia

The scene : The Jim Jim Falls, located in the Northern Territory, are part of the Australian landscapes filmed for Baraka.

Cooinda, Australia

The scene : Yellow Water, in Kakadu National Park, is one of the Australian locations in the film.

Australia

The scene : Bathurst Island, in the Tiwi Islands, is listed among the Australian filming locations of Baraka.

Australia

The scene : Kakadu National Park is among the Australian filming locations for the movie; its official entry refers to the Aboriginal rock art of the park.

Australia

The scene : Uluru was filmed for Baraka, in the center of Australia.

Guilin, China

The scene : The Li River is among the Chinese landscapes of Baraka, alongside Guilin.

Guilin, China

City of Guangxi, in southern China, famous for its karst peaks along the Li River.

The scene : Guilin is one of the Chinese locations listed in the official film record.

Kowloon City, Hong Kong SAR China

The scene : The Kowloon Walled City, in Hong Kong, was filmed for Baraka.

Xi'an, China

The scene : The Terracotta Army of the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, near Xi'an, is part of the Chinese locations in Baraka.

Pékin, China

The scene : Tian'anmen Square in Beijing is one of the Chinese locations that the Baraka team filmed.

Pékin, China

The scene : The Palace of the People's Assembly, which borders Tian'anmen Square, hosted the crew of Baraka.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

The scene : The Mapasingue neighborhood in Guayaquil is one of the Ecuadorian stops in Baraka.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

The scene : The Guayaquil General Cemetery, known as "Ciudad Blanca," was filmed for Baraka.

Ecuador

The scene : The Galápagos Islands are among the Ecuadorian locations of Baraka.

Gizeh, Egypt

The scene : The pyramids of the Giza plateau are part of the Egyptian sites filmed for Baraka.

Louxor, Egypt

Temple of ancient Egypt that has become an archaeological site, the Ramesseum is part of a complex inscribed on the World Heritage list.

The scene : The Ramesseum is among the Egyptian locations of Baraka.

Louxor, Egypt

The scene : The Karnak complex in Luxor is one of the Egyptian temples filmed by Ron Fricke's team.

Le Caire, Egypt

The scene : The City of the Dead, in Cairo, is one of the Egyptian locations of Baraka.

Louxor, Egypt

The scene : The Temple of Luxor, along with Karnak and the Ramesseum, completes the Theban stage of the film.

Chartres, France

The scene : The Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral is one of the two French sanctuaries filmed for Baraka.

Reims, France

The scene : The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims is, along with that of Chartres, one of the two French locations in the film.

Chennai, India

The scene : Chennai, the former Madras, is one of the Indian cities listed among the locations filmed in Baraka.

Varanasi, India

The scene : The official file of Baraka names this place in Varanasi, the Kailash Math, as "Kailashnath Temple."

Ellora, India

The scene : IMDb locates a "Kailashnath Temple" from Baraka in Ellora, Maharashtra, the monolithic temple carved into the cliff.

Kolkata, India

The scene : The municipal dump of Kolkata, where salvagers live and work, was filmed for Baraka.

Varanasi, India

The scene : The ghats of Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganges, are one of the Indian locations of Baraka.

New Delhi, India

The scene : The National Museum of New Delhi is one of the Indian locations listed by the production of Baraka.

India

The scene : Rajasthan is mentioned by IMDb among the Indian filming regions, without a more specific location.

Kediri, Indonesia

The scene : Kediri, in the Balinese district of Tabanan, is one of the Indonesian locations of Baraka.

Magelang, Indonesia

Buddhist temple built around the year 800 and attributed to the architect Gunadharma, Borobudur is an archaeological site that is part of a collective UNESCO World Heritage site.

The scene : The Borobudur temple, located in Magelang in central Java, is one of the Indonesian sites filmed for Baraka.

Jakarta, Indonesia

The scene : Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta is among the Indonesian locations in the film.

Pecatu, Indonesia

The scene : Uluwatu Temple in Bali is one of the Balinese locations of Baraka.

Indonesia

The scene : The valley of Mount Bromo is among the Indonesian film locations.

Tampaksiring, Indonesia

The scene : At the Gunung Kawi temple in Tampaksiring, Baraka films the kecak, the chant of the monkeys drawn from the Ramayana.

Tegallalang, Indonesia

The scene : The rice terraces of Tegallalang are among the Balinese landscapes of Baraka.

Prambanan, Indonesia

The scene : The Nandi temple and the secondary temples of the Prambanan complex were filmed for Baraka.

Prambanan, Indonesia

The scene : The perwara temples, secondary sanctuaries of the Prambanan complex, are cited by IMDb among the film locations.

Prambanan, Indonesia

The scene : The Prambanan temple, near Yogyakarta, is one of the Javanese sites of Baraka.

Surakarta, Indonesia

The scene : At the Kasunanan Palace in Surakarta, the film captures the Sekaten festival.

Ispahan, Iran

A mosque of Safavid architecture founded in 1611 and designed by Sheikh Baha'i, it is listed as a national heritage site of Iran.

The scene : The Imam Mosque, which the official guide calls the Shah Mosque, is one of the locations in Isfahan filmed for Baraka.

Machhad, Iran

The scene : The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad is cited by Wikipedia among the Iranian places of Baraka.

Marvdasht, Iran

The scene : The ruins of Persepolis are part of the Iranian locations in the film.

Chiraz, Iran

The scene : Shah Cheragh, in Shiraz, is among the Iranian locations of Baraka.

Jérusalem, Israel

The scene : The Western Wall, in the old city of Jerusalem, is one of the locations in Jerusalem filmed for Baraka.

Jérusalem, Israel

The scene : In Jerusalem, Baraka stops at the Holy Sepulchre, which Wikipedia classifies as one of the most significant locations in the film.

Tokyo, Japan

The scene : The Meiji Shrine, located in the heart of Yoyogi Park, is one of the Tokyo locations in Baraka.

Yokosuka, Japan

The scene : The JVC factory in Yokosuka is among the Japanese industrial sites filmed for Baraka.

Yamanouchi, Japan

The scene : The "Nagano Springs" from the lists of Baraka are the hot springs of Jigokudani, in Yamanouchi.

Tokyo, Japan

The scene : The JR Shinjuku Station is one of the Tokyo locations in Baraka.

Tokyo, Japan

The scene : A Tokyo capsule hotel, the Green Plaza, is one of the Japanese locations noted by the production.

Nara, Japan

The scene : The Hokke-ji Temple in Nara is part of the Japanese locations in Baraka.

Tokyo, Japan

The scene : The Hachikō exit of Shibuya Station is among the Tokyo locations in the film.

Kyoto, Japan

The scene : Wikipedia cites the Ryōan-ji, in Kyoto, among the most striking images of the Japanese segment of Baraka.

Tokyo, Japan

Buddhist temple in the Shiba district of Minato, long the family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns, which houses their tombs.

The scene : The Zōjō-ji temple, in Tokyo, is one of the Japanese locations listed by the official Baraka profile.

Nara, Japan

The scene : A temple referred to as "Sansho-ji," located in Nara, is mentioned among the Japanese locations in the film.

Kenya

The scene : Lake Magadi is one of the Kenyan locations in Baraka.

Kenya

The scene : The Maasai manyatta of Mara Rianta is among the Kenyan locations of Baraka.

Kenya

The scene : Kichwa Tembo, in the Maasai Mara reserve, is one of the Kenyan locations in the film.

Tanzania

The scene : Lake Natron, in Tanzania, is one of the striking landscapes in the film.

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

The scene : Al Ahmadi is one of the stops in the Kuwaiti segment of Baraka, which films the burning oil wells.

Kuwait

The scene : The road from Jahra to Basra, on the Mutla ridge, is part of the Kuwaiti segment filmed after the Gulf War.

Kuwait

The scene : The Burgan oil field, where the wells still burned, is one of the locations in the Kuwaiti segment of Baraka.

Nepal

The scene : Thamserku, a peak in the Nepalese Himalayas, is part of the mountain landscapes in Baraka.

Bhaktapur, Nepal

The scene : The Hanuman Ghat in Bhaktapur is one of the Nepali locations of the film.

Nepal

The scene : The crew attempted to shoot footage of Everest from an airplane, for one of the Himalayan landscapes of Baraka.

Katmandou, Nepal

Buddhist temple perched on a hill west of Kathmandu, nicknamed the Monkey Temple, it is one of the most sacred sites of Nepalese Buddhism.

The scene : At the Swayambhunath stupa in Kathmandu, Baraka films a monk.

Katmandou, Nepal

Sacred Hindu sanctuary on the banks of the Bagmati, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site; the complex of temples and ashrams was rebuilt in the 15th century, the original buildings having been devoured by termites.

The scene : The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu is one of the Nepalese shrines filmed for Baraka.

Katmandou, Nepal

The scene : The Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu is one of the Nepalese locations in the film.

Bhaktapur, Nepal

The scene : Durbar Square in Bhaktapur is one of the Nepali locations of Baraka.

Bytom, Poland

The scene : Less than a minute on screen: the blast furnace of the steelworks spews its flames like hell, between the burning oil wells of Kuwait and the cold furnaces of Auschwitz.

Oświęcim, Poland

The scene : In Auschwitz, the camera glides in long tracking shots in front of the photos of the deportees, then stops on the ovens of the crematorium, long cooled.

Sztutowo, Poland

The scene : The former Stutthof concentration camp, in Sztutowo, is listed by Wikipedia among the Polish locations of Baraka.

La Mecque, Saudi Arabia

The scene : Mecca appears in Baraka in an overview shot of the crowd of faithful gathered.

Bangkok, Thailand

The scene : Soi Cowboy, in Bangkok, is one of the Thai locations of Baraka.

Bang Pa-in, Thailand

The scene : The NMB factory in Bang Pa-in, in the Ayutthaya province, is among the industrial sites filmed in Thailand.

Bangkok, Thailand

The scene : Wat Arun is one of the locations in Bangkok filmed for Baraka.

Bangkok, Thailand

The scene : The Patpong district in Bangkok is one of the Thai locations in the film.

Bangkok, Thailand

The scene : Wat Suthat, in Bangkok, is among the Thai temples of Baraka.

Istanbul, Türkiye

Former Mevlevi dervish convent built in Ottoman architecture, the Galata mevlevihane is now a museum.

The scene : At the Galata Mevlevihanesi, Baraka films the ceremony of the whirling dervishes.

Istanbul, Türkiye

Former Byzantine basilica (537), which became a mosque, then a museum, and then a mosque again, in the heart of Sultanahmet. Built in 532 by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The scene : Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, is one of the two Turkish locations of Baraka, along with the Galata dervish house.

Chinle, United States

The scene : Chiricahua National Monument, near Chinle, is part of the Arizonian landscapes of Baraka.

Chinle, United States

The scene : The ruins of White House, at Canyon de Chelly, are cited among the Arizonan locations of the film.

Tucson, United States

The scene : Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson houses the aircraft cemetery that is filmed in Baraka.

Tucson, United States

The scene : The Davis-Monthan Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center is listed by IMDb among the Tucson locations filmed for Baraka.

United States

The scene : The Big Sur coast in California is among the American landscapes of Baraka.

Los Angeles, United States

Campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in Westwood.

The scene : Los Angeles is one of the American cities noted for the film's shootings.

United States

The scene : Mesa Verde National Park is part of the American locations in Baraka.

United States

The scene : Haleakalā National Park, on the island of Maui, is one of the Hawaiian locations in the film.

United States

The scene : Puʻu ʻŌʻō, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, is one of the Hawaiian filming locations of the film.

United States

The scene : Kona, in Hawaii, is mentioned among the Hawaiian locations of Baraka.

United States

The scene : Shiprock, in New Mexico, is among the American landscapes filmed for Baraka.

New York, United States

The scene : The Empire State Building is one of the New York locations featured in Baraka.

New York, United States

Monumental Beaux-Arts style train station inaugurated in 1913, one of the largest in the world by the number of platforms, located on 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. It was designed by the architectural firms Reed and Stem and Warren and Wetmore and is a dead-end underground railway station.

The scene : Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan is one of the New York locations filmed for Baraka.

Stormville, United States

The scene : Green Haven prison, in Stormville, New York, is one of the American locations in the film.

New York, United States

The scene : The Helmsley Building, on Park Avenue, is one of the New York buildings featured in Baraka.

New York, United States

Midtown office skyscraper on Sixth Avenue, long known as the McGraw-Hill Building after the publisher that occupied it.

The scene : The tower at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, then the headquarters of McGraw-Hill, is mentioned by Wikipedia among the New York locations of the film.

New York, United States

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (1973-2001), in Lower Manhattan.

The scene : The World Trade Center is among the New York locations filmed for Baraka.

New York, United States

The scene : At Penn Station, the camera captures in fast motion the flow of travelers.

Moab, United States

The scene : Arches National Park, near Moab, is among the Utah landscapes filmed for Baraka; a set photo shows the starry night sky.

Moab, United States

The scene : Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, is one of the landscapes in Utah filmed for Baraka.

Phoenix, United States

The scene : A site of American Express in Phoenix is mentioned among the Arizonian locations in Baraka.

Kayenta, United States

The scene : The Peabody coal mine, located on the Black Mesa plateau, is one of the Arizona locations in the film.

United States

The scene : The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona is cited by IMDb as one of the film's locations.

Oakland, United States

The scene : Oakland, California, is listed by IMDb among the American locations of Baraka.

Rome, Vatican City

The scene : St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is the sole Vatican stop in Baraka.