Does The Venerable W. end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Venerable W. easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Venerable W. sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Venerable W. violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Venerable W. scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Venerable W.

Name: The Venerable W.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Bulle Ogier, Barbet Schroeder, Ashin Wirathu

Inside the mind of an islammophobic monk

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Produced by Les Films du Losange, ARTE France Cinéma

2017107 min6.6 / 10

An unflinching observational documentary that examines religious hatred and extremism through intimate access to a Buddhist monk's worldview, resisting easy moral judgment.

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.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Documentary Drama

Keywords

Buddhism Buddhist Monk Racism Docudrama Islamophobia Social Documentary Union Of Myanmar (burma)Observational Documentary Hate Speech Local Perspective

Questions people ask

Does The Venerable W. end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Venerable W. easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Venerable W. sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Venerable W. violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Venerable W. scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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