The Great Buddha + Cheng Cheng Films

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Infobase, film distributor.

Cheng Cheng Films (Firm)

Language:

Chinese

English

Genre:

Internet videos

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 43 min., 15 sec)) sound

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Distributed by Infobase, 2023

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Cheng Cheng Films, [2018]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned

System Details:

Streaming video file

System requirements: FOD playback platform

video file

Summary:

Underlining the gap between have-nots' lives and elites' world by switching between black and white and glamorous colors, The Great Buddha + vividly illustrates a corrupted village in rural southern Taiwan with memorable style, heartfelt empathy, and whimsical humor. Security guard Pickle and his trash collector friend Belly Button kill time together in night shifts watching the American-educated boss's dash-cam recordings of his various sexual encounters with women. Against the buddies' will, something horrifying rather than erotic reveals. Also released as Da Fo Pu La Si. Best New Director, Faro Island Film Festival, 2018. Best New Director, Golden Horse Film Festival, 2017. Best Chinese Language Film From the Two Coasts, Hong Kong Film Awards, 2018. CineVision Award - Honorable Mention, Munich Film Festival, 2018. Audience Award, Taipei Film Festival, 2017. NETPAC Award, Toronto International Film Festival, 2017. In Mandarin and Taiwanese Minnan with English subtitles. Directed by Hsin-yao Huang. Taiwan

Notes:

Originally released by Cheng Cheng Films, 2018

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 20, 2023

Title from distributor's description

Publisher Number:

284201 Infobase

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license