A Buddha
Genres
Overview
Un Buda follows two brothers orphaned as children when their parents were taken by the military during the "Dirty Wars" of the 1970s in Argentina. Tomas is now a drifting and withdrawn young man who experiments with ascetic practices and has an instinctive compassion for others. His older brother Rafael is a university philosophy professor, detached and alone. Their struggles with each other and the world around them in Buenos Aires take a dramatic turn when they find themselves at a rural Zen center.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
2005-07-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
7.7
Carolina Fal
Laura
Diego Rafecas
Rafael
Luis Ziembrowski
Rata
Agustín markert
Tomás
Julieta Cardinali
Sol
Nelly Prince
Lela
Tina Serrano
Lucy
Boy Olmi
Papá
Vera Carnevale
Layla
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