A Buddha

A Buddha
A Buddha
Spanish	Un Buda
Directed by	Diego Rafecas
Written by	Diego Rafecas
Produced by	Ricardo Parada
Starring	Agustín Markert, Carolina Fal and Diego Rafecas
Cinematography	Marcelo Iaccarino
Edited by	Marcela Sáenz
Music by	Pedro Aznar & Diego Vainer
Release date	July 14, 2005;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

A Buddha (Spanish: Un Buda) is a 2005 Argentine film written and directed by Diego Rafecas, a Zen teacher in Argentina^[1] It features Agustín Markert, Carolina Fal and Diego Rafecas himself in the lead roles.

Plot[edit]

Tomas and Rafael are two brothers orphaned as children when their parents were taken by the military during the military dictatorship (1976–1983) in Argentina. Tomas experiments with extreme ascetic spiritual practices affecting his life and environment. Rafael, the elder brother, is a professor of philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. Detached and alone, he views his brother's doings skeptically, questioning his Buddhist revelations. As they struggle to reconcile their differences, Tomas journeys to a Zen monastery in the mountains of Cordoba to find a Master, followed by his girlfriend. As Rafael lands there their struggles with each other and the world around them take a dramatic turn as they're all brought together.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception[edit]

"A restless exploration of spirituality in times of personal selfishness… East and West in a worthy emotional trip." –Javier Firpo, La Razon^[1]

"A very good film. Above all it explains the experience of having a spiritual awakening." –Carlos Boghossian, Gente^[1]

"The movie is genuine Buddhist. I find this film to aim and succeed in creating a very touching story about human searching for meaning in Buddhist tradition." –Caridad Martin, Buddhist Door^[3]

Cast[edit]

Agustín Markert as Tomás
Carolina Fal as Laura
Diego Rafecas as Rafael
Julieta Cardinali as Sol
Tina Serrano as Lucy
Vera Carnevale as Laila
Nelly Prince as Lela
Boy Olmi as Papá
Paula Siero as Mamá
Luis Ziembrowski as Rata
Juan Manuel Tenuta as Juan
Toshiro Yamauchi as Maestro
Iván De Pineda as Carlos
Paula Montero as Secretaría
Fabián Bril as Claudio

Awards[edit]

Wins

Málaga Spanish Film Festival | 2005 | Silver Biznaga | Audience Award
Washington DC Independent Film Festival | 2007 | Audience Award | Best Feature & Special Recognition | Cine Latino
Wine Country Film Festival | 2006 |Best First Feature Film

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Un Buda". Buddhist Film Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Un Buda". Tricycle. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Un Buda". Buddhist Door. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

External links[edit]

A Buddha at IMDb

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[Zen-1] "Un Buda". Buddhist Film Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[2] "Un Buda". Tricycle. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[Buddhist-3] "Un Buda". Buddhist Door. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

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