85 minutes – Comedy, Drama
Festival release date: September 11, 2017 (TIFF)
Release date: TBA
Production company:
Canadian distributor: FunFilm
An enigmatic man checks in to the Palacio, an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean, and upon arrival complicates the normal flow of operations. His voracious appetite, mysterious magnetism and unexpected miracles bring him the curious, among which he makes three friends and meets a few admirers, a jealous salsa teacher and an enamoured octopus. All You Can Eat Buddha screened in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017. In 2018 it was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards including Best Director and it was nominated for 3 Prix Iris Awards in Québec. |
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