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Little Buddha
1993PG2h 3m6.3 / 10
A magical journey to a place where the past and present meet
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
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Synopsis
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Cast, crew and production details
About Little Buddha
Cast
Keanu ReevesSiddhartha
Bridget FondaLisa Conrad
Chris IsaakDean Conrad
Ruocheng YingLama Norbu
Alex WiesendangerJesse ConradRaju LalRaju
Greishma Makar SingGita
Sogyal RinpocheKenpo TenzinCredits
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Written by
- Mark Peploe, Rudy Wurlitzer, Bernardo Bertolucci
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $4.9M
Production
Recorded Picture CompanyUnited Kingdom
CiBy 2000France- Serprocor AnstaltLiechtenstein
- TAO FilmItaly
Themes
buddhabuddhistenlightenmentreincarnationsiddharthatibet
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