| Uniform Title |
Buddha's lost children (Documentary film : 2006) |
| Title |
Buddha's lost children. |
| Published |
Australia : Aztec International : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2006. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (97 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : AZTEC5082. |
| Originally produced as a documentary film in the Netherlands and Thailand in 2006. |
| "A breathtaking true story of compassion and tough love" --Container. |
| Extras: Theatrical trailer ; Character intros ; Teaser ; Video clip. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Mark Verkerk. |
| Performers |
Featuring Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto. |
| Summary |
In the borderlands of Thailand's Golden Triangle, a rugged region known for its drug smuggling and impoverished hill tribes, one man devotes himself to the welfare of the region's children. A former Thai boxer turned Buddhist monk, he travels widely on horseback, fearlessly dispensing prayers, health care, and education. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language note |
Thai. English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Grand Jury Award for International Documentary, AFI Fest 2006 ; Crystal Film Prize, Netherlands Film Festival 2006 ; City of Rome Prize, Asiaticafilmmediale 2006 ; Silver Dove, DOK Leipzig 2006. |
| Subjects |
Children -- Thailand -- Social conditions |
| Orphans -- Thailand -- Social conditions |
| Buddhist monks -- Thailand |
| Social change -- Thailand |
| Feature films -- Netherlands |
| Feature films -- Thailand |
| Motion pictures, Thai |
| Foreign language films |
| Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) -- Social conditions |
| Thailand, Northern -- Social conditions |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| Biographical films |
| Feature films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Other Names |
Verkerk, Mark screenwriter, director. |
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