The Venerable W. is a 2016 documentary film by Swiss director Barbet Schroeder. It is his last film in his "Trilogy of Evil" which already consists of General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974) and Terror's Advocate (2007). Schroeder explores the daily occurrences of racism and Islamophobia within Burmese society and how Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu inflames the hatred within Myanmar's Buddhist majority population towards its Muslim minority through his rhetoric, which has catalysed riots and religious tensions.
The Venerable W. (2017)
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Jun 7, 2017 |
Run Time - 107 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$559,312
Themes
Tags
Buddhism, Buddhist, Country, Faith, Friar, Heart, Islamophobia, Lead, Myanmar, Racism, Religion, Speech, Venerable, Violence, Violent
Attributes
Narrative Location: Myanmar
Subject: Ashin Wirathu, Documentary about Buddhism, Documentary about Islam, persecution of Muslims in Burma
Subject: Ashin Wirathu, Documentary about Buddhism, Documentary about Islam, persecution of Muslims in Burma
Alternate Titles
Der ehrwürdige W.
DE
El venerable W.
AR, ES
Il venerabile W.
IT
Le vénérable W.
AU, FR, CH
Le Vénérable W.
CA
Munk på våldets väg
FI
Munkki lietsoo vihaa
FI
The Venerable W.
GB, US
Wielebny W.
PL
Ο σεβάσμιος Β.
GR
Почтенный В.
RU
승려 W
KR