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The Venerable W.

Original title: Le vénérable W.
  • 2017
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
653
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The Venerable W. (2017)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writer
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Stars
    • Ashin Wirathu
    • U. Zanitar
    • Kyaw Zayar Htun
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    653
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Stars
      • Ashin Wirathu
      • U. Zanitar
      • Kyaw Zayar Htun
    • 3User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Ashin Wirathu
    Ashin Wirathu
    • Self
    U. Zanitar
    • Self - Wirathu's Master
    Kyaw Zayar Htun
    • Self
    U. Kaylar Sa
    • Self - Buddist monk
    Matthew Smith
    • Self - journalist
    Abdul Rasheed
    • Self
    Carlos Sardiña-Galache
    • Self - Spanish Journalist
    U. Galonni
    • Self - buddist monk
    Aung San Suu Kyi
    Aung San Suu Kyi
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bulle Ogier
    Bulle Ogier
    • Petite voix bouddhiste
    • (voice)
    Maria de Medeiros
    Maria de Medeiros
    • Little Buddhist Voice
    • (voice)
    Barbet Schroeder
    Barbet Schroeder
    • Narrateur
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yanghee Lee
    • Self - UN special rapporteur
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Barbet Schroeder
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      This is the third film in Barbet Schroeder's "trilogy of evil", following, General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974) and Terror's Advocate (2007).

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    7/10

    One pointed view

    This is a good documentary, well made and interesting to watch.

    However The Venerable W. has only one view point which is made up from the basic left wing ideas. Somehow these people suffer from naive approach to the cultural politics. To name one person as evil, is always a misstep since the world is never that simple.

    I really would like to see a documentary about the Muslim hate towards Christianity and other religions, but this subject matter is just too hard for these documentaries to approach. So they rather take an easy path. This documentary is all about going through that lane.
    • mquenonex
    • Nov 7, 2017
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    • Release date
      • January 4, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Burmese
    • Also known as
      • El venerable W.
    • Filming locations
      • Burma
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Losange
      • Bande a Part Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $559,312
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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