Movie

Buddha Mountain

2011 · 105 min

A quiet, emotionally heavy drama that lingers on loneliness and healing, with raw performances and a slow, contemplative rhythm.

Tagline: Loneliness should not last forever, being together will be forever.
Overview: In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student who has run away from home.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, coming-of-age, found family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
coming-of-age
found family
healing
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild