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title: 'Buddha Bless America (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wu Nien-jen'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/buddha-bless-america-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117822/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Buddha Bless America (1996)

1996 · 118 min · Comedy · Taiwan


## Synopsis

Buddha Bless America is a 1996 Taiwanese feature film directed by Wu Nien-jen, a scriptwriter turned director. It is a sarcastic comedy set in the early 1960s about a Sino-American joint military exercise in a small village in southern Taiwan. The encounter between the villagers and the unfamiliar American soldiers in the film provides comic incidents of cultural clashes as well as critical reflection on American imperialism and cultural colonialism. This film was selected to be in competition for the Golden Lion award of the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wu Nien-jen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-nien-jen)

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