Here’s an interesting-looking trailer for a film opening this week, The Medicine Buddha, a feature directed by Sir Ben Kingsley. The film is written and directed by Bafta-nominated Benjamin Johns (Traveller, Nuestro Abuelo and Uncle Max).
The premiere of the film will take place this Friday at the Regent Street Cinema in London and will feature a special Q&A with Khamba Lama Natsagdorj, leader of the Buddhist faith in Mongolia, together with the director, Benjamin Johns and his cinematographer Gerry Vasbenter.
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Shot over 4 weeks in temperatures falling to minus 35 degrees, this one-of-a-kind documentary is an extraordinary cinematic portrait of the renowned Mongolian Buddhist leader, Khamba Lama Natsagdorj and the beauty of Mongolia. Both faith and science are explored as the viewers are immersed in Lama’s eclectic, relentless humanitarian efforts. These include his work in the Manba Datsan Traditional Medicine Central Hospital, his Manba Datsan Monastery and the Otoch Manramba University. This depiction of the Lama’s life of focused charity reaches beyond geographical barriers to address humankind itself.
You can watch the trailer for the film below. The Medicine Buddha will be released on DVD & VOD in June, with an exact date TBC. Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s big premiere.
