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  • 2018
  • Cheng Cheng Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2018
  • Cheng Cheng Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Pickle is a night security guard at a bronze statue factory. His colleague, Belly Bottom, works as a recycling collector during the day, and Pickle's biggest pleasure in life is flicking through the porn magazines Belly Bottom collects in the small hours in the security room. Having late night snacks and watching television are an integr...

Directed By: Hsin-yao Huang

Written By: Hsin-yao Huang

  • 2018
  • Cheng Cheng Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2018
  • Cheng Cheng Films
  • 1 h 42 m

The Great Buddha+

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Pickle is a night security guard at a bronze statue factory. His colleague, Belly Bottom, works as a recycling collector during the day, and Pickle's biggest pleasure in life is flicking through the porn magazines Belly Bottom collects in the small hours in the security room. Having late night snacks and watching television are an integr...

Directed By: Hsin-yao Huang

Written By: Hsin-yao Huang

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
80
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14% Mixed
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100
Nov 26, 2018
This ballad of sad losers mixed with satire on parochial politics is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging art with entertainment.
By Maggie Lee FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 29, 2018
As savagely satirical as it is gorgeously surreal, The Great Buddha+ is something else again — an outrageous, poignant punk Taiwanese black comedy marking the feature arrival of fresh filmmaking talent Huang Hsin-Yao.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
85
Nov 26, 2018
Compositionally often quite gorgeous and filmed largely in luminous, at times otherwordly black-and-white, The Great Buddha is compelling due to its mordant wit, authentically observed performances and distinctive cynical/lyrical outlook.
By David Noh FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 26, 2018
Most importantly, the pic gets laughs out of the class system without being glib about its cruelties. The gulf between rich and poor clearly matters to Huang, who poignantly shows how poverty robs even the dead of dignity.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 26, 2018
The strength of the film comes from the symbolic devices that decorate the strikingly illustrated social ladder.
By Theo Schear FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 26, 2018
Though the satire Huang employs here is charming, it conflicts sharply with the atmosphere of hopeless melancholy. In juggling the two, Huang never quite manages to do justice to either tone. As a result, the film can feel a bit messy and occasionally frustrating.
By Jason Ooi FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 26, 2018
The Great Buddha+ is one of those movies that's much more rewarding to think about than it is to watch.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Production Company A-Yao Film, Cream Film Production, Mandarin Vision, Ocean Deep Films, Triple Film House
Release Date Nov 23, 2018
Duration 1 h 42 m
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Awards

Golden Horse Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
Taipei Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 7 Nominations
To Ten Chinese Films Festival
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations

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