The Great Buddha+

2017

102 mins

Directed by Hsin-yao Huang
89%
86%
Drama
Award Winner

Two middle-aged losers stumble upon a crime in this slice of life on the margins in Taiwan. Winner of the... More

Two middle-aged losers stumble upon a crime in this slice of life on the margins in Taiwan. Winner of the Toronto Film Festival NETPAC Award.

"Pickle earns a pittance as night watchman at a statue factory specialising in bronze Buddhas. His best pal Belly Button makes even less scrounging for recyclables. How did their lives end up like this? “Birth is 8/10 of destiny,” says Pickle. Things change when they discover dash-cam footage of a murder. The first narrative feature by documaker Huang Hsin-yao is a free-wheeling delight. His ingeniously structured screenplay glides effortlessly from deadpan comedy to Hitchcockian thriller and humanist drama." (Sydney Film Festival)

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The Great Buddha+ | Ratings & Reviews

89_%18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
86_%144 reviews
Audience score rating

"This ballad of sad losers mixed with satire on parochial politics is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging art with entertainment."

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The Great Buddha+ | Details

Directed by

Hsin-yao Huang

Cast

Cres Chuang

Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen

Award winner: Winner of the NETPAC Award (Huang), 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
Runtime: 102
Genre: Drama
Country of origin: Taiwan