Film
Kumu Documentary: The Monk / Munken
Dir Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Denmark and The Netherlands 2023, 90 min
In Danish, Singhalese and English, with English subtitles
Introduction by composer and director of the Estonian Institute of Buddhism Sven Grünberg.
Can you find happiness in solitude?
When the film-makers Mira Jargil and Christian Sønderby Jepsen try to find a balance in their stressful lives, they look for guidance from a renowned Danish HIV researcher turned monk deep in the mountains of Sri Lanka. What starts as a film about enlightenment turns into an existential investigation and moving family drama about control, mental health and reconciliation.
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