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Cannes Golden Eye-nominated documentary about the Buddhist monk whose Islamophobic rhetoric is stoking ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
"In Burma, the “Venerable...
Cannes Golden Eye-nominated documentary about the Buddhist monk whose Islamophobic rhetoric is stoking ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
"In Burma, the “Venerable Wirathu” is a highly influential Buddhist monk. Meeting him amounts to travelling 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." (Cannes Film Festival)
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100 %38 reviewsAudience score rating
"Barbet Schroeder completes his Trilogy of Evil with this chilling look at the Buddhist monk whose Islamophobic rhetoric is stoking ethnic cleaning in Myanmar."
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Variety
Variety"Shot on the hoof, under the noses of a repressive regime, The Venerable W is a fine, stirring documentary about ethnic cleansing in action."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"[An] eye-opening chronicle of one Burmese monk's long campaign of racism and violence against his country's minority Muslim population."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Venerable W | Details
- Runtime
- 107
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- France, Switzerland
