Mandala (film)

Mandala
Theatrical poster
Hangul
만다라
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMandara
McCune–ReischauerMantara
Directed byIm Kwon-taek
Written byKim Song-dong (novel)
Lee Sang-hyon
Song Kil-han
Produced byPark Chong-chan
StarringAhn Sung-ki
Jeon Moo-song
Kim Jong-su
CinematographyJeong Il-seong
Edited byLee Do-won
Music byKim Chong-gil
Distributed byHwa Chun Trading Company
Release date
  • September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Mandala (Korean만다라) is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea based on the novel of the same name by Kim Seong-dong, who spent 10 years as a Buddhist monk. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough as a cinematic artist.