Le vénérable W.
The Venerable W.
France / Switzerland, May 2017
FILM,
Documentary,
107 min.
- directed by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Written by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Status
- In distribution
In Burma, the Venerable Wirathu is a highly respected and influential Buddhist monk. Meeting him amounts to traveling to the heart of everyday racism and observing how Islamophobia and hate speech lead to violence and destruction. Yet this is a country in which 90% of the population has adopted Buddhism as a faith: a religion based on a peaceful, tolerant and non-violent way of life.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2017
- Original Version
- Burmese, French, English, Pali (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 107 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-5100-0000-V-0000-0000-I
- Production
- Les Films du Losange, Bande à part Films, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Margaret Ménégoz, Lionel Baier
- directed by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Written by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Cinematography
- Victoria Clay Mendoza
- Editing
- Nelly Quettier
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Music
- Jorge Arriagada
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Les Films du Losange
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Les Films du Losange
Distribution
Release date: 07.06.2017 - Italy
-
Satine Film Distribuzione
Distribution
Release date: 21.03.2019 - Switzerland
-
Bande à part Films
Distribution
Release date: 22.11.2017
Awards
(a selection)
- Warsaw, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Amnesty International Award 2018 (Winner)
- Jerusalem Film Festival, Mention spéciale 2017 (Winner)
- Berlin, European Film Academy e.V., European Documentary Film Award - Prix Arte 2017 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Hof, 52. Internationale Filmtage Hof
23.10.2018 - 28.10.2018 -
Sydney, 65th Sydney Film Festival
06.06.2018 - 17.06.2018 -
Warsaw, 15th Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
11.05.2018 - 20.05.2018 -
Hong Kong, 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival
19.03.2018 - 05.04.2018 -
Copenhagen, 15th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen
15.03.2018 - 25.03.2018 -
Genève, 16e Festival International du film sur les droits humains
09.03.2018 - 18.03.2018 -
Thessaloniki, 20th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
02.03.2018 - 11.03.2018 -
Solothurn, 53. Solothurner Filmtage
25.01.2018 - 01.02.2018 -
Mar del Plata, 32° Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
17.11.2017 - 26.11.2017 -
Amsterdam, 30th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
15.11.2017 - 26.11.2017
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Cork, 62nd Cork Film Festival
10.11.2017 - 19.11.2017 -
Stockholm, 28th Stockholm International Film Festival
08.11.2017 - 19.11.2017 -
Hof, 51. Internationale Filmtage Hof
24.10.2017 - 29.10.2017 -
Jihlava, 21st Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
24.10.2017 - 29.10.2017 -
Lisbon, 15° doclisboa Festival internacional de cinema
19.10.2017 - 29.10.2017 -
Florence, 58° Festival dei Popoli Firenze
10.10.2017 - 17.10.2017 -
Festival do Rio
05.10.2017 - 15.10.2017 -
London, 61st BFI London Film Festival
04.10.2017 - 15.10.2017 -
Montreal, 46e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
04.10.2017 - 15.10.2017 -
Namur, 32e Festival international du film francophone Namur
29.09.2017 - 06.10.2017 -
Vancouver, 36th Vancouver International Film Festival
28.09.2017 - 13.10.2017 -
Melbourne, 66th Melbourne International Film Festival
03.08.2017 - 20.08.2017 -
Locarno, 70° Locarno Festival
02.08.2017 - 12.08.2017 -
Jerusalem Film Festival
13.07.2017 - 23.07.2017 -
Moscow, 39th Moscow International Film Festival
22.06.2017 - 29.06.2017 -
Cannes, 70e Festival international du film de Cannes
17.05.2017 - 28.05.2017