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.

Buddha's Lost Children
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Verkerk
Written by	Mark Verkerk
Produced by	Ton Okkerse Pim van Collem
Cinematography	René Heijnen Sarit Charoenyuenyaw
Edited by	Jos Driessen Helen Delachaux
Music by	Somtow Sucharitkul Bernhard Joosten Ward Henselmans
Distributed by	Independent Films
Release date	7 September 2006 (2006-09-07)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Thai

Awards

The film won the International Documentary Grand Jury Prize (2006) at the Los Angeles AFI Fest,^[1] the Jury Award for Documentary (2007) at the Newport Beach Film Festival,^[2] the Best Global Insight Film (2007) at the Jackson Hole Film Festival ,^[3] the David L. Wolper Best Documentary Award (2007) at the Napa Sonoma Valley Film Festival ,^[4] the City of Rome Award (2006) at the Asiaticafilmmediale in Rome,^[5] the Crystal Film (2006) at the Netherlands Film Festival,^[6] and the Silver Dove (2006) at the Dok Leipzig.^[7]