A meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and everyday monastic life, filmed over 3 years, in a buddhist monastery in rural France. We see inside a Zen Buddhist community who have given up all their possessions and signed up to a life of chastity for one common purpose - to transform their suffering with the world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Filmed over 3 years, in their monastery in rural France and in the USA, the film is a meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and everyday monastic life.
Keywords
- Canadian Cinema
- religion
Actors
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Thich Nhát Hanh
- Brother Pháp De
Director
- Marc Francis
- Max Pugh
Documentary
1h 28min
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FRENCH
DUTCH
A meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and everyday monastic life, filmed over 3 years, in a buddhist monastery in rural France.
A meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and everyday monastic life, filmed over 3 years, in a buddhist monastery in rural France.
We see inside a Zen Buddhist community who have given up all their possessions and signed up to a life of chastity for one common purpose - to transform their suffering with the world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Filmed over 3 years, in their monastery in rural France and in the USA, the film is a meditation on a community grappling with existential questions and everyday monastic life.
Cast & Crew
Director
Marc Francis
Director
Max Pugh
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Cast
Thich Nhát Hanh
Cast
Brother Pháp De