The Venerable W.

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  • PG
  • Genre(s):Documentary
  • Release year: 2017
  • Running time: 107 min
In Burma, the “Venerable Wirathu” is a highly respected and 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.read more
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In Burma, the “Venerable Wirathu” is a highly respected and 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.

Original Release

06/07/2017

US Release

01/04/2019

Cast

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Directors

Barbet Schroeder

Writers

Barbet Schroeder

Cast

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