THE GREAT BUDDHA

《大佛》

22 minutes (short)

Director & Writer: HUANG Hsin-Yao, Cast: Cres CHUANG, Bamboo CHE

Short film THE GREAT BUDDHA marks award-winning documentarian Huang Hsin-Yao’s narrative debut which gave birth to feature film THE GREAT BUDDHA+, the acclaimed Taiwanese black comedy that awed cinephiles worldwide and represented Taiwan for the 91st OSCARS®. At a buddha statue factory commissioned by the government of Great Buddha Mountain, 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.

Nominee | Best Short Film, Golden Horse Film Festival 2014, Taipei Film Festival 2015

Official Selection | Kaohsiung Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Ozark Short Film Festival, Minikino Film Week

Available License Types:

Public Performance Rights (PPR)

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Available Formats:

Digital File

High Quality 1080p mp4 file with burned-in Subtitles

Dialogues in Minnan, Mandarin and English with English subtitle