The Venerable W. (2017)

06/07/2017 (CH) • 1h 47m

Documentary, Drama

Inside the mind of an islammophobic monk

Overview

A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.

Top Billed Cast

Bulle Ogier

Petite voix bouddhiste (voice)

Barbet Schroeder

Narrateur (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

buddhism

buddhist monk

racism

docudrama

islamophobia

social documentary

union of myanmar (burma)

observational documentary

hate speech

local perspective

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