Plot Summary:East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison-the end of the line in Alabama's correctional system-is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence dwells a host of convicts who will never see the light of day. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding course of silent meditation lasting ten days. The Dhamma Brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at Donaldson Correction Facility who enter into this arduous and intensive program.
这是一部讲述东方与西方文化融合的记录片。在美国南方的Alabama监狱里,满是重刑犯与充满暴怒的罪犯,有些人,可能终生都无法踏出此地。但这所监狱破天荒地实行了一项为期十天的冥思静坐,彻底的改造了他们,也让他们在这过程中体验到前所未有的平静。本片更深入探讨人类的潜能以及心灵改造的可能性