CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 30m

Buddha in Africa

74%(5)IMDbDocumentary

Enock is six years old when he is taken to a Confucian Buddhist orphanage and given the Chinese name Alu. He becomes extremely skilled in acrobatics. Suddenly he must make a choice to reunite with the culture of Africa or to sign up for five years in order to study in Taiwan.

Directed byNicole Schafer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
April 27, 2019
Studios
Thinking Strings Media

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Directed by
Nicole Schafer
Written by
Nicole Schafer
Produced by
David Herdies
Nicole Schafer

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