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The Venerable W. (2017)
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Bulle Ogier, Barbet Schroeder, Ashin Wirathu
Runtime107 min
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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.
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The Venerable W. is a 2017 documentary drama directed by Barbet Schroeder that offers a divisive portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of the anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar. The film has received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its unflinching exploration of religious tensions while others have criticized its objectivity towards Wirathu's controversial views.
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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.
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