Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East?

Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East?


A classic of meditative cinema, Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? was seven years in the making, filmed with one camera and hand-edited by Bae Yong-Kyun. The film follows the lives of three generations of Buddhist monks living together on a hilltop in South Korea, centred on the life of Kibong, a young man who decides to leave his unsatisfying life of ennui in the city. The film traces the lives of the three monks in their daily rituals, penetrated with hauntingly beautiful images of water, fire, earth and air, visually elucidating the tenets of Buddhist thought while captivating us with its quiet pace and understated yet powerful drama.

Bae Yong-Kyun / South Korea 1989 / 2h17m / U

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 4.30pm

Tickets: £4
HAWICK FILM & VIDEO GROUP CINEMA, 8 CROFT ROAD


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