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Mandala
Mandala is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea based on the novel of the same name by Kim Seong-dong, who spent 10 years as a Buddhist monk. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough as a cinematic artist.
Plot
A bus stops in front of a checkpoint and soldiers begin to check the passengers. Monk Ji-san is caught without proper ID, and the young monk Beop-woon follows him. Ji-san is released after chanting Buddha's name as ordered by the soldiers. z
Cast
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author | Kim Song-dong Lee Sang-hyon Song Kil-han |
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director | Im Kwon-taek |
editor | Lee Do-won |
genre | drama |
keywords | abandon buddha statue buddhist temple bus stop chant nothing open suffer |
musicBy | Kim Chong-gil |
producer | Park Chong-chan |
publisher | Hwa Chun Trading Company |
theme | south korean |