"Our honorable mention goes to the wonderful Taiwanese film THE GREAT BUDDHA+ by director Hsin-Yao Huang, which uses whimsical imagery and superb comic dialogue to illustrate the lives of two naive underdogs who attempt to cope with their normal lives in a completely absurd world while their normality is at the same time also full of wonderfully noticed absurdity. An ambiguous view of society that's always given a playful and surprising form."
With many years' experience in documentary, director Huang Hsin-yao brings his signature style to his debut feature, confidently and compassionately dealing with remote village themes that draw the focus away from the big city.
