Pourquoi Bodhi-Dharma est-il parti vers l'Orient ?

Zen and Zen without irony. An aging monk, an orphan child, and a troubled seeker live in a remote Korean monastery. The film offers austere beauty, with long takes that test the viewer's patience and reward it.

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Bae Yong-kyun directed Pourquoi Bodhi-Dharma est-il parti vers l'Orient ? in 1989. See Bae Yong-kyun's full filmography, where to start with Bae Yong-kyun, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bae Yong-kyun.

Pourquoi Bodhi-Dharma est-il parti vers l'Orient ? was released in 1989 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 145 minutes.