The Venerable W.

About The Venerable W.

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.

The Venerable W. is a 2017 documentary film directed by Barbet Schroeder. Released in June 2017, it runs 107 minutes.

Its themes are observational documentary, docudrama, social documentary, and buddhism.

Bulle Ogier stars as Petite voix bouddhiste (voice), Barbet Schroeder as Narrateur (voice), and Ashin Wirathu as Himself. The screenplay is by Barbet Schroeder. American members can watch it on Fandor Amazon Channel and Philo.

Seven Years in Tibet, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, and HyperNormalisation make useful companions to The Venerable W., all filed under buddhist monk. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 53 votes.