Buddha Mountain (film)

Buddha Mountain
Directed byLi Yu
StarringSylvia Chang
Fan Bingbing
Chen Bolin
CinematographyZeng Jian
Edited byZeng Jian, Karl Riedl
Music byPeyman Yazdanian
Production
companies
Laurel Films
Huaxing Real Estate
Distributed byGolden Scene
Release dates
  • October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) (Tokyo Film Festival)
  • March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) (China)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Buddha Mountain is a 2010 drama film directed by Li Yu and starring Sylvia Chang, Fan Bingbing and Chen Bolin. It was produced by Laurel Films, a small independent production company owned by Fang Li and based in Beijing. Laurel Films also produced Li Yu's previous film Lost in Beijing.

This film chronicles the lives of three youths who have no intention of sitting exams and getting into universities and a retired Chinese opera singer who is mourning the death of her son. The film explores themes of teenage confusion, angst, and rebellion and the impermanence of life.