'' The Great Buddha '' is a 2017 Taiwanese dark comedy film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao . It is Huang 's feature film directorial debut . It won the top prize at the 19th Taipei Film Festival and received 10 nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards , winning Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Director for Huang . It was released in theaters on October 13 , 2017 . It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards , but it was not nominated
54th Golden Horse Awards
54th Golden Horse Awards
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