Documentary ·Drama · Switzerland · 2017 · 1h 47m

The Venerable W.

Le vénérable W.

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Director
Barbet Schroeder
Cast
Bulle Ogier as Petite voix bouddhiste (voice) Barbet Schroeder as Narrateur (voice) Ashin Wirathu as Himself
Crew
Barbet Schroeder — Writer Lionel Baier — Producer Margaret Ménégoz — Producer
Tagline

Inside the mind of an islammophobic monk

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
buddhismbuddhist monkracismdocudramaislamophobiasocial documentaryunion of myanmar (burma)observational documentaryhate speechlocal perspective
Key Collaborators
Barbet Schroeder Director Barbet Schroeder Writer Lionel Baier Producer Margaret Ménégoz Producer
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