Buddha in Africa
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Enock is six years old when he is taken to a Confucian Buddhist orphanage and given the Chinese name Alu. He becomes extremely skilled in acrobatics. Suddenly he must make a choice to reunite with the culture of Africa or to sign up for five years in order to study in Taiwan.
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Cast
4 people
Nicole Schafer Director
Budget $50K · United States release November 1, 2019 · Produced in South Africa, Sweden
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Budget
$50,000
Production
Thinking Strings Media
Production
Momento Film
Production
South Africa · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Malawi: Buddha in Africa
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Canada · April 27, 2019
Premiere · Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
United States · November 1, 2019
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Australia
June 6, 2019 · Sydney Film Festival
France
February 12, 2020 · TV · Arte
Japan
July 30, 2019 · TV premiere
Netherlands
November 21, 2019 · International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
Russia
October 7, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
South Africa
June 6, 2019 · Premiere · Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival
South Korea
September 10, 2024 · Premiere · One World One Flower International Buddhist Film Festival
Sweden
January 30, 2020 · Göteborg Film Festival.
Tunisia
October 27, 2019 · Carthage Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 24, 2020 · Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
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