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The Venerable W.

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Original title: Le vénérable W.
Year: 2017
Running time: 100 min.
Country: France
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Screenwriter: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Documentary, Self: Ashin Wirathu
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Cinematography: Victoria Clay-Mendoza
Producer: Co-production France-Switzerland;
arte France Cinéma, Bande a Part Films, Les Films du Losange
Genre: Documentary | Religion
Synopsis: In Burma, the 'Venerable Wirathu' is a highly influential Buddhist monk. Meeting him amounts to traveling to the heart of everyday racism and observing how Islamophobia and hate speech lead to violence and destruction. Yet this is a country in which 90% of the population has adopted Buddhism as a faith: a religion based on a peaceful, tolerant and non-violent way of life.

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The Venerable W.

2017

Barbet Schroeder

6.7

(116)