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The Departure 2017

In this poignant documentary, former punk-turned-Buddhist-priest Ittetsu Nemoto navigates the blurred lines between his sacred calling and personal well-being. As he helps suicidal individuals find hope, Nemoto's own struggles with self-destruction reach a crisis point, prompting him to confront the existential question that has driven his work: what truly gives life its meaning?

In this poignant documentary, former punk-turned-Buddhist-priest Ittetsu Nemoto navigates the blurred lines between his sacred calling and personal well-being. As he helps suicidal individuals find hope, Nemoto's own struggles with self-destruction reach a crisis point, prompting him to confront the existential question that has driven his work: what truly gives life its meaning?

Does The Departure have end credit scenes?

No!

The Departure does not have end credit scenes.

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Metacritic

85

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8.0

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IMDb

7.1 /10

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TMDB

68

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