The Nine Billion Names of God (2018)

Directed by

Dominique Filhol

Genre

science fiction

Country

France

Runtime

14 min

Rated

16

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Monks in a Tibetan monastery spend years printing a book listing all the names of God. A scientist arrives with a computer to help them finish the task.

contemplativeminimalistserenequietphilosophicalaustereslow-pacedmeditative

What happens

The Nine Billion Names of God is a 2018 French short film based on the 1953 short story of the same name by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The film was selected for many international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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