Buddha Bless America
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wu Nien-jen
Lin Cheng-sheng
Chaing Shu-na
Yang Tzong-hsien
Lee Hsin-tzong
Bai Ming-hwa
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in a Taiwanese coastal agricultural village during the Vietnamese war, a satirical story which centers on national cultures' powerlessness and the force of Americanization resulting from a joint military U.S.-Taiwanese military manuever.
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 28, 1996
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States June 1997
Released in United States March 1997
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States March 2, 1997
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 13-23, 1997.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 6-19, 1997.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival Febraury 13 - March 2, 1997.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.
Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 5-12, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (Opening Night/in competition) August 28, 1996.
Sophomore feature effort for Wu Nien-jen who debuted with "A Borrowed Life" (Taiwan/1994).
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)
Released in United States March 1997 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 13-23, 1997.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival March 5-12, 1998.)
Released in United States March 2, 1997 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival Febraury 13 - March 2, 1997.)
Released in United States June 1997 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 6-19, 1997.)
Released in United States August 28, 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Opening Night/in competition) August 28, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
