The Venerable W.

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
• Cast(s): Bulle Ogier, Barbet Schroeder, Ashin Wirathu

• Duration: 1h 47min
• Award(s): In Spirit for Freedom - Honorable Mention 2017 (Won)
  Lumiere 2018 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: The Plastic Detox, Queen of Chess
• Story:
  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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