Hwa-Om-Kyung (1993)

Original title

화엄경

Directed by

Jang Seon-u

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

19

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is an adaptation of a central Buddhist scripture. It follows the spiritual journey of a young monk seeking enlightenment through encounters with various characters and natural landscapes.

meditativecontemplativeslow-pacedspiritualphilosophicalaustereabstractserene

What happens

Hwa-Om-Kyung (also known as Passage to Buddha) is a 1993 South Korean film written and directed by Jang Sun-woo. It is an adaptation of the Avatamsaka Sutra of Mahayana Buddhism. The movie in 1994 won the now-defunct Alfred Bauer Prize from the Berlin International Film Festival, an honor for a work that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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