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Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Buddha

2000 · 101 min

A brisk, old-fashioned adventure with a creeping sense of doom, as a stolen relic turns a treasure hunt into a race against a legend.

Directed by
Ronald Eichhorn
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Sebastian Koch, Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Alexander Held
Overview
According to legend, the Black Buddha is a figure that brings death to those who steal it and wisdom to those who return it. Nick is an adventurer who has stolen the figure and is little concerned about the legends ... until this legend begins to come true.

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Directed by
Ronald Eichhorn
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Sebastian Koch, Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Alexander Held
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • fate
  • survival
  • redemption
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Ronald Eichhorn
Written by
Ronald Eichhorn
Starring
Sebastian Koch, Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Alexander Held, Sophie von Kessel
Cinematography
Lü Yue
Runtime
101 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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