Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)

Original title

달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?

Directed by

Bae Yong-kyun

Genre

drama film, pritcha

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

ALL

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A monk and his young disciple live in a remote mountain temple. Their routines are interrupted by the arrival of an orphaned boy. The film follows their interactions and spiritual reflections.

meditativeslow-pacedcontemplativeserenephilosophicalminimalistsparequiet

What happens

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Korean: 달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?; RR: Dalmaga dongjjogeuro gan kkadalgeun?) is a 1989 South Korean film written, produced and directed by Bae Yong-kyun, a professor at Dongguk University in Seoul. Known principally as a painter, Bae spent seven years making this film with one camera and editing it by hand. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first South Korean film to receive a theater release in the United States. The US distributor Milestone Films premiered the film in New York City on September 24, 1993 and then expanded to more than 30 cities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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