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This film is showing this famous path in Spain with an spiritual aspect and it cost me some tears, because of the beauty of the journey, some of the human and spiritual insights and pure human experiences on this heroes journey. A real heartwarming film from a male perspective.

I did take away two stars, because of too much bloodless bible talk, too much of the old fashion 'man made stuff ' from the catholic church, who is the reason why the churches are empty in many countries today. We all have heard this in our childhood and our whole life, and it has for me little to do with real spirituality. God is so much more. There are also a few glitches, where I did ask my selv, where did all the package go, when riding on bikes? And other smal glitches who were left unexplained. But there were so many wonderful moments and down to earth experiences for every member of the group, it makes it heartwarming to see for most people. I can recommend this film for people who are playing with the idea of doing this journey on their own.

And thank you to Robert Grima who did point in he's review at the film 'Given' -another Journey seeing from the prospective of a child. There is the Language I did miss in Footprints. The Language of deep philosophy and about human spirit, even more amazing pictures and Spirality as I understand it in a whole new century. Both films did warm my heart. Thank you to Netflix for providing us with such deep experiences. Beautyful <3

The pilgrimage itself may be a great experience, but it is not well captured here. Though I almost always prefer documentaries, the film "The Way" does a better job with this same topic. The characters here are not particularly inspiring or well spoken, or prepared for this journey, for that matter. If you're religious you will find plenty of the same drivel you already believe. Some nice shots of Spain's scenery, many being aerial views which begin to seem pointless as they are not through the eyes of the characters, or perhaps "God" is in the cast and this is His perspective...

The incredible enrichment a documentary can leave on you is simply to difficult to summarize in a review and trying to describe emotions like happiness, thoughts and contemplation are even harder. Just yesterday I saw Given and travelled with a family of four on a journey from the USA to Fiji, to 15 countries in a span of 14 months. And today i took an even more profound and spiritual journey all the way to El Camino in the inspirational documentary FOOTPRINTS The Path Of Your Life. This documentary follows 10 souls taking the 500 mile walk with a Catholic Priest and as we walk with each member little by little we get to know why they chose to do this journey in a very spiritual and moving experience that must be seen to fully understand what I am trying to put in this review. You will smile, you will feel confused, you might cry a bit but when you reach the end of this documentary you will be rewarded in a way that you will take something personal that these 10 souls share with their viewers. This is an amazingly rewarding documentary that must be experienced. The group took the journey for their own individual gain but little did they realize that the journey ahead of them in all its pains harsh walks, blisters, asthma attacks and so much obstacles was a journey that placed them there for each other towards one walk and one goal. One of the quotes that I heard and will take with me is this J.O.Y Jesus.Others.You It's not about you it's about others....

This film captures the vast north coast of Spain, its people and culture through the daily trials of 10 twenty somethings from an Arizona Jesuit parish attempting to walk the 500 rugged miles to Santiago de Compostela from French border. The religious experiences enhanced and juxtaposed with the rugged terrain and pastoral villages to make a compelling realistic portrayal of life on the less traveled but more beautiful Camino del Norte.