The Great Buddha+
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| Chinese | 大佛普拉斯 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dàfó Pǔlāsī |
| Hokkien POJ | Tāi-hu̍t Phó͘-la-su |
| Directed by | Huang Hsin-yao |
| Screenplay by | Huang Hsin-yao |
| Based on | The Great Buddha by Huang Hsin-yao |
| Produced by | Yeh Ju-feng Chung Mong-hong |
| Starring | Cres Chuang Bamboo Chen Leon Dai Na Dow |
| Narrated by | Huang Hsin-yao |
| Cinematography | Nagao Nakashima |
| Edited by | Lai Hsiu-hsiung |
| Music by | Lin Sheng Xiang |
Production companies | MandarinVision Cream Production |
| Distributed by | Applause Entertainment Cheng Cheng Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Taiwanese Hokkien Mandarin English |
| Box office | NT$28.4 million (Taiwan) |
The Great Buddha+ is a 2017 Taiwanese dark comedy film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao. The story is about a security guard at a Buddha statue factory, along with his friend, a recyclables collector, becomes entangled in a web of dark secrets after stumbling upon videos that document the promiscuous meetings of the factory's wealthy owner. Critics believe this story reveals the absurdity of human nature and guides the thinking of ethical philosophy.
The Great Buddha+ is Huang's feature film directorial debut. It won the top prize at the 19th Taipei Film Festival and received 10 nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director for Huang.