Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

Loneliness should not last forever, being together will be forever.

Directed by Li Yu

Produced by Laurel Films

2011105 min6.8 / 10

A tender, intimate portrait of loneliness and human connection as a retired opera singer and her young tenants form an unlikely family in a boarding home.

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.

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