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Buddha’s Lost Children (re-release)

Mark Verkerk | The Netherlands 2006 | 97 minutes | language: Thai | subtitles: Dutch
12 years and olderviolence

In Thailand, displaced children find shelter with a Buddhist monk who, thanks to his past as a Muay Thai champion, manages to hold his own in a drug-trafficking hotspot.

In the border regions of Thailand’s Golden Triangle—a rugged area home to ethnic mountain tribes and rife with drug trafficking—one man has dedicated his life to the well-being of underprivileged children in the region: the controversial Buddhist monk Phra Khru Bah. Once a successful Thai boxer, he now embarks on an inspiring mission to help orphans, armed with nothing but his faith and wisdom. Undaunted, he rides on horseback through the mountains to bring prayers, healing, education, and unconditional, strict love to children who fall outside the world’s sight and protection. Around his Golden Horse Temple, he built a sanctuary featuring an orphanage, a school, and a clinic—a safe haven for the region’s youth, who see him as a shaman, a father figure, and a coach all at once.
For a year, director Mark Verkerk was able to follow the work and life of this extraordinary monk, his followers, and his right-hand woman, the nun Khun Mae Ead, resulting in a captivating portrait of the man, the children, and their surroundings, featuring breathtaking imagery.
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Buddha’s Lost Children (re-release)

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