The Venerable W.

Inside the mind of an islammophobic monk

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Drama
Documentary

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.

Keywords

racism
buddhist monk
buddhism
islamophobia
observational documentary
social documentary
docudrama
union of myanmar (burma)
hate speech
local perspective

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 7, 2017
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Burmese, English, French, Spanish
Countries: Switzerland, France
Production: ARTE France Cinéma,Les Films du Losange,Bande à Part Films
Cast: Barbet Schroeder,Ashin Wirathu,Bulle Ogier
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writer: Barbet Schroeder
Producer: Lionel Baier,Margaret Ménégoz
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt6642870