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Angry Monk

Angry Monk Synopsis

Gendun Choephel (1903-1951) is a legendary figure in Tibet, not simply because he was believed to be the reincarnation of a famous Buddhist lama but also because this promising young monk eventually turned his back on monastic life and became a fierce critic of his country's religious conservatism, cultural isolationism and reactionary government. After leaving the monastery in 1934, and fueled by his intellectual curiosity and free-spirited nature, Choephel began extensive travels throughout Tibet and India in order to understand the true political history of his country.

ANGRY MONK provides both a personal and political portrait of this pioneering and visionary intellectual who was also a smoking, drinking and sexually active man who renounced the "false duty of monastic obligations." The film traces the biography and historic times of Choephel, who lived between the British colonial invasion of 1903 and the occupation by the Chinese army in 1951.

Film Credits

Directed by

  1. Luc Schaedler

Cinematography by

  1. Filip Zumbrunn

Edited by

  1. Kathrin Plüss
  2. Martin Witz

Original Music by

  1. Loten Namling
  2. Heinz Rohrer
  3. Roland Widmer

Executive Producer

  1. Luc Schaedler

Narrated by

  1. Thomas Sarbacher
  2. Loten Namling
  3. Phil Hayes

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