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A Buddha

A Buddha

Genres

Drama

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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 Tomas is now a drifting and withdrawn young man who experiments with ascetic practices and has an instinctive compassion for others.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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

14 July 2005

Country

Argentina

Cast

Carolina Fal

Carolina Fal

Laura

Diego Rafecas

Diego Rafecas

Rafael

Luis Ziembrowski

Luis Ziembrowski

Rata

Agustín markert

Agustín markert

Tomás

Julieta Cardinali

Julieta Cardinali

Sol

Nelly Prince

Nelly Prince

Lela

Tina Serrano

Tina Serrano

Lucy

Boy Olmi

Boy Olmi

Papá

Vera Carnevale

Vera Carnevale

Layla

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