''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese
dark comedy
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film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao. It is Huang's feature film directorial debut. It won the top prize at the 19th
Taipei Film Festival
The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first held in 1998, from September 28 to October 5.
Currently chaired by ...
and received 10 nominations at the
54th Golden Horse Awards, winning
Best Adapted Screenplay and
Best New Director for Huang. It was released in theaters on October 13, 2017. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
91st Academy Awards
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, but it was not nominated.
Premise
The night security guard at a
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...
statue factory, along with his friend, a recyclables collector, becomes entangled in a web of dark secrets after stumbling upon videos that document the promiscuous meetings of the factory's wealthy owner.
Cast
* Cres Chuang as Pickle
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Bamboo Chen
Bamboo Chen Chu-sheng (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tek-seng; born 6 August 1975) is a Taiwanese actor, acting coach and producer. He is best known for his roles in '' Zone Pro Site'', ''The Great Buddha +
''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese d ...
as Belly Button
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Leon Dai
Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film '' Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...
as Kevin
* Na Dow as Peanut
* Chang Shao-huai as Sakya
* Ting Kuo-lin as Yeh Feng-ju
* JC Lei as Gucci
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Chen Yi-wen
Chen Yi-wen (; born 1966) is a Taiwanese filmmaker and actor.
Career
While Taiwanese directors are often associated with slower-paced, personal art films, Chen decided early on when he entered the film industry that he wanted to produce high ...
as Kao
* Vincent Liang as Police chief
*
Yu An-shun as Police officer
*
Jutoupi
Jutoupi (sometimes Jutopi) is a Taiwanese pop artist who brought a new musical style to Asia in 1994.''Billboard'' (May 20, 1995) ''Magic Stone Music: Alternative Music Trailblazer.'' Page S19. Through his Funny Rap album series, Jutoupi focused ...
as Singer
* Lee Yung-feng as Deputy speaker
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Lin Mei-hsiu
Lin Mei-hsiu (; born 6 June 1967) is a Taiwanese actress and television host.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Music video
Theater
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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as Senior
* Cheng Yu-tong (Evelyn Cheng) as Kao's secretary
* Hsien Tuo (as Tuo-Shen Chen) as Pickle's Uncle
Production
The film is an extension of director Huang Hsin-yao's 2014
Golden Horse Award
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...
-nominated short, ''The Great Buddha'' (大佛). According to Huang, the inclusion of "+" in the feature's title is a reference to the Apple smartphone
iPhone 6 Plus, which was released around the time when he began expanding his short to a feature. In an interview, Huang also clarified that ''The Great Buddha+'' was not shot on
iPhone.
Awards and nominations
See also
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References
External links
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2017 films
Taiwanese black-and-white films
Taiwanese-language films
Taiwanese black comedy films
2017 black comedy films
Found footage films
2017 directorial debut films
2010s Mandarin-language films