Samsara (2019)

8.0/10 130 min Drama

Overview

Four monks gather at a temple to see their esteemed mentor Do-Bub, but none of them are particularly enlightened. From the calculating chief monk and the meat-eating womanizer to the silver-tongued moneymaker and the vain Instagram heartthrob, they all seem more interested in self-gain than asceticism. Nevertheless, the worldly monks have to respond to an unsavoury truth about Do-Bub. In the subsequent days, memories are awakened and characters tested as the monks reflect on their experiences, desires, and fears, as well as the realization that someone will have to be Do-Bub’s successor.

Cast

Kim Myung-gon

Lee Young-suk

Do Beop

Kim Joon-bae

혜견

Son Kyoung-won

젊은 도법

Go Seo-hee

강릉보살

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