The Venerable W.

The Venerable W. (2017)

Le vénérable W.

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.

Date of release
2017-06-07
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (53)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Director
Barbet Schroeder

Casting

Interesting facts

The Venerable W. is a 2016 documentary film by Swiss director Barbet Schroeder. 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.

Production

Schroeder admitted that he and his crew initially pretended to be foreign tourists. However, after about a month he realised that Myanmar's military police were following them. They even took photos of him and his crew visiting Myanmar's Muslim population. It did not take him long to leave the country.

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