The Departure

The Departure (2017)

1h 27m | Documentary | USA
7.0IMDb
6.5DouBan

The 42-year-old abbot of the Great Zen Temple is fundamentally different from the monks in people's mindset. He is also a fanatical punk youth. Now his work is mainly through a unique way to help people looking for suicide to find meaning in life. In the past decade, we have succeeded in getting hundreds of people to give up suicide and return to life. However, he himself suffered a different kind of suffering. His phone calls hardly stop for a moment, and there is a steady stream of visitors to his temple, maintaining a high level of work every day. Due to the confusion between his work and his life, he gradually had problems with his health and family.

The 42-year-old abbot of the Great Zen Temple is fundamentally different from the monks in people's mindset. He is also a fanatical punk youth. Now his work is mainly through a unique way to help people looking for suicide to find meaning in life. In the past decade, we have succeeded in getting hundreds of people to give up suicide and return to life. However, he himself suffered a different kind of suffering. His phone calls hardly stop for a moment, and there is a steady stream of visitors to his temple, maintaining a high level of work every day. Due to the confusion between his work and his life, he gradually had problems with his health and family.