The Monk
The Monk
dir. Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen
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Denmark
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2023
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88min.
venue
date
time
available
Iluzjon, Stolica
2024-05-12
20:30
Kinoteka, 3
2024-05-14
14:10
Kinoteka, 4
2024-05-15
18:00
Iluzjon, Stolica
2024-05-16
20:30
Kinoteka, 4
2024-05-17
20:30
Kinoteka, 1
2024-05-19
16:00
The story of a monk, who commits suicide. His son decides to search for answers.
In 2015, Mira Jargil and her husband decide to leave their stressful life. They travel deep within the mountains of Sri Lanka to stay with a monk. Mira and the monk agree to make a film, but everything changes when the monk wants to take control of the film, and the project collapses. 6 years later, the monk commits suicide. The son decides to resume the film project in his search for answers.
- duration:
- 88 min
- country / year of production:
- Denmark / 2023
- director:
- Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen
- cinematography:
- Christian Sønderby Jepsen, Jan Erik Hansen
- producer:
- Christian Sønderby Jepsen / Moving Documentary
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2024 – One World FF Prague
