Buddha's Lost Children


Buddha's Lost Children is a 2006 documentary film by Dutch director Mark Verkerk. The feature film tells the story of Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto, a Buddhist monk who has dedicated his life to orphaned children in the Golden Triangle area of Thailand. The film opened in Dutch cinemas in September 2006.

Awards

The film won the International Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles AFI Fest, the Jury Award for Documentary at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Best Global Insight Film at the Jackson Hole Film Festival, the David L. Wolper Best Documentary Award at the Napa Sonoma Valley Film Festival, the City of Rome Award at the Asiaticafilmmediale in Rome, the Crystal Film at the Netherlands Film Festival, and the Silver Dove at the Dok Leipzig.