The Great Buddha+

The Great Buddha+

2017 · 102 min · ZH · 7.8 (78 votes)
Dir. Huang Hsin-yao · Starring Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chen, Leon Dai, Chen Yi-wen, Na-Do, Kuo-Lin Ting · Music Lin Sheng-xiang
ComedyDrama

Security guard Pickle and his trash collector friend Belly Button kill time together in night shifts watching the American-educated boss's dash-cam recordings of his various sexual encounters with women. Against the buddies' will, something horrifying rather than erotic reveals.

VIBE

A darkly comedic, unsettling dive into the mundane and the perverse. This film feels like a grim joke told in hushed tones, exposing the bleakness beneath the surface of everyday life with a chillingly detached style.

darkly comedicunsettlingcynicalbleakslow-burnarthousesocial realismprovocativeminimalistvoyeurismclassdespairpower dynamics
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