An Apostle of Non-Violence (1997)

Original title

Un apôtre de la non-violence

Directed by

Norodom Sihanouk

Genre

drama, war

Country

Cambodia

Runtime

46 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Buddhist monk tries to bring non-violence to groups fighting in a civil war. It follows his attempts to preach peace to both sides.

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What happens

An Apostle of Non-Violence (French: Un apôtre de la non-violence) is a 1997 Cambodian short feature film written, produced, and directed by King Norodom Sihanouk. Starring Khai Prasith, the film tells the story of a Buddhist monk trying to preach non-violence to opposing groups of a civil war. King Norodom wrote the film's screenplay in 1994, with production underway by 1996. An Apostle of Non-Violence was screened on March 29, 1997 for the opening ceremony of the 1st Southeast Asian Biennial Film Festival (French: Biennale des Cinémas et de l'Image de l'Asie du Sud-Est), hosted by Cambodia, and it has since been released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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