Zen Noir


1h 11m 2006

Brief Synopsis

A nameless detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen. While attempting to question the inhabitants of the temple--Ed, a monk with an at

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 11m

Synopsis

A nameless detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen. While attempting to question the inhabitants of the temple--Ed, a monk with an attitude and secrets to hide; Jane, a beautiful, mysterious, bald femme fatale; and the Master, an infuriatingly obscure Zen teacher, who does a lot of strange things with oranges-the Detective's logical mind is thwarted at every turn by his suspects' Zen thinking. Increasingly confused and unnerved, haunted by his dead wife's ghost, and with his investigation going nowhere, the Detective finds himself drawn into a deeper, darker, more personal mystery, where he must confront terrifying questions about love and loss, which lead to a startling realization: the mystery he's there to solve isn't a murder at all, but the mystery of death itself.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 11m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 15, 2006

Released in United States September 22, 2006

Released in United States Fall September 15, 2006

Released in United States September 22, 2006 (Los Angeles)