The Great Buddha + (2017)

Original title

大佛普拉斯

Directed by

Huang Hsin-yao

Genre

found footage film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

N-16

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 121 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A security guard and his friend, a recyclables collector, discover a series of videos showing the secret affairs of a wealthy factory owner. They get pulled into a scandal that reveals dark and absurd truths about the people around them.

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What happens

The Great Buddha+ is a 2017 Taiwanese dark comedy film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao. The story is about a security guard at a Buddha 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. Critics believe this story reveals the absurdity of human nature and guides the thinking of ethical philosophy. The Great Buddha+ is Huang's feature film directorial debut. It won the top prize at the 19th Taipei Film Festival and received 10 nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director for Huang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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