Original Title: Le vénérable W.
Status
Released
Release
2017
Runtime
1h 47m
"Inside the mind of an islammophobic monk"
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.
3 Cast Members
Bulle Ogier
Petite voix bouddhiste (voice)
Barbet Schroeder
Narrateur (voice)
Ashin Wirathu
Himself
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