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Mandala (Korean: 만다라) is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough film as a cinematic artist.

Mandala
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Hangul	만다라
Hanja	曼陀羅ㆍ曼茶羅
Revised Romanization	Mandara
McCune–Reischauer	Mantara
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Written by	Kim Song-dong (novel) Lee Sang-hyon Song Kil-han
Produced by	Park Chong-chan
Starring	Ahn Sung-ki Jeon Moo-song Kim Jong-su
Cinematography	Jeong Il-seong
Edited by	Lee Do-won
Music by	Kim Chong-gil
Distributed by	Hwa Chun Trading Company
Release date	September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea. By following their lives and their interaction throughout the film, Im creates a contemplation of the nature of individualism, religious belief and enlightenment.[1]

Awards

• Best Director, 20th Grand Bell Awards (South Korea) [2]
• Grand Prix Hawaii Film Festival [3]

Notes

Sources

• "Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". [5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy]. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
• James, David E. (2001). "Im Kwon-Taek - Korean National Cinema and Buddhism". Film Quarterly. Vol. 54, no. 3 (April). pp. 14–31.
• Mandala at IMDb
• "Mandala". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 277, no. 14. 1983-06-09. p. 13.

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