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.
At a glance
Countries
Switzerland, France
Ratings
TMDB users
6.6/10
52 votes
Rating consensus
66/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Bulle Ogier
Petite voix bouddhiste (voice)
Barbet Schroeder
Narrateur (voice)
Ashin Wirathu
Himself
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The Venerable W. (2017)
Barbet Schroeder
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