{"product_id":"the-gardener-the-buddhist-the-spy","title":"The Gardener, the Buddhist \u0026 the Spy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/indie_film_logo.webp?v=1764885584\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" title=\"Community Screenings Form\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by: \u003c\/strong\u003eHåvard Bustnes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e95 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePhysical and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMental Health, Environmental Studies, US Politics, World Politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e  \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFK2FnX4gAc?si=ktOi4vyZkbXWH0oK\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e        \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA double agent’s attempt to expose corruption ends in his downfall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eRob Moore, a former TV producer, lives a life of secrets and deception. For five years he has pretended to be a journalist and documentary filmmaker to gain the trust of anti-asbestos activists. In reality, he has worked undercover as a spy for the asbestos industry mafia. When his true identity is revealed, the shock waves hit the activists hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBut Rob refuses to be labelled a cynical fraud. He says he in fact was a double agent secretly gathering evidence against his own employers - greedy oligarchs and multinational corporations trying to prevent a global ban on asbestos. With the revelation of the spy scandal, Rob's life is in ruins, but he sees an opportunity to regain his credibility. He convinces two veteran British journalists to tell his story about widespread corruption in a podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAs the journalists delve deeper into the case, they get increasingly concerned with Rob's mysterious past and the ethical dilemmas of his espionage. The boundaries between truth and lies become blurred. Is Rob a truth-seeking whistleblower or a cynical manipulator? And who controls the narrative? In their attempt to uncover the truth, they realize that they themselves are caught in a web of lies and that Rob’s story may be hiding a threat bigger than anyone could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gardener, the Buddhist \u0026amp; the Spy\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping story about power struggle, failure, and the delicate balance between good and bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Selection at the 2024 CPH:DOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e        \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHåvard Bustnes (born 1973) is a multi-award winning director and producer. He is a member of the European Film Academy, and the co-founder of UpNorth Film. Bustnes holds a degree in Directing for Television from the College of Film and TV at Lillehammer and NTNU in Trondheim. His new film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gardener, the Buddhist \u0026amp; the Spy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003epremiered at CPH:DOX in March. His previous film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantoms of the Sierra Madre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e premiered in the International Main Competition at CPH:DOX in 2024. In 2023, his short documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBehind the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e premiered at DOC NYC. 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