Buddha in Africa is a 2019 South African Swedish documentary film produced, written and directed by Nicole Schafer.

[1][2] The film follows the story of Enock Alu, a Malawian orphan from a rural village growing up between the contrasting African culture and the strict discipline of the Confucian, Buddhist value of system of the Chinese.

[3][4] It explores the impact of the growing influence of Chinese culture in Malawi following increasing trade relations between China and Africa in the past decade.

Suddenly he must make a choice to reunite with the culture of Africa or to sign up for five years in order to study in Taiwan.

[13] Andrew Parker from the blog The Gate praised the cinematography of the film but criticised the screenplay for its weak content.