A Buddha

A Buddha
Directed by Diego Rafecas
Produced by Ricardo Parada
Written by Diego Rafecas
Starring Agustín Markert, Carolina Fal and Diego Rafecas
Music by Pedro Aznar & Diego Vainer
Cinematography Marcelo Iaccarino
Edited by Marcela Sáenz
Release dates
  • July 14, 2005 (2005-07-14) (Argentina)
Running time
 115 min.
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

A Buddha (Spanish: Un Buda) is a 2005 Argentine film written and directed by Diego Rafecas, a Zen teacher in Argentina[1] It has Agustín Markert, Carolina Fal and Diego Rafecas himself in the lead roles.[2]

Plot

Tomas and Rafael are two brothers orphaned as children when their parents were taken by the military during the military dictatorship (1976-1983) in Argentina# Tomas experiments with extreme ascetic spiritual practices affecting his life and environment. Rafael, the elder one, is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. Detached and alone, he looks at his brother's doings skeptically questioning his Buddhist revelations. As they struggle to reconcile their differences Tomas journeys to a Zen monastery in the mountains of Cordoba to find a Master. His girlfriend too follows him# As Rafael too lands there their struggles with each other and the world around them take a dramatic turn as they're all brought together.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

"A restless exploration of spirituality in times of personal selfishness… East and West in a worthy emotional trip." –Javier Firpo, La Razon[1]

"A very good film# Above all it explains the experience of having a spiritual awakening." –Carlos Boghossian, Gente[1]

"The movie is genuine Buddhist".I find this film to aim and succeed in creating a very touching story about human searching for meaning in Buddhist tradition." -Caridad Martin, Buddhist Door[4]

Cast

Awards

Wins

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Un Buda". Buddhist Film Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "A Buddha". IMDB. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Un Buda". Tricycle. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Un Buda". Buddhist Door. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

External links

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