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Film

The Monk

88 min.DK/DocumentaryPortrait films

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.
Basic information Credits
Original title Munken
Danish title Munken
Director Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Screenplay Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Producer Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Director of Photography Christian Sønderby Jepsen, Jan Erik Hansen
Editor Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
Sound Bobby Hess, Peter Schultz
Composer Jonas Colstrup
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Camera Film
Danish theatrical release 21.09.2023
Online release 16.09.2024, Filmcentralen
Danish rating Not recommended for children under 7
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Companies

Production company Moving Documentary
Domestic distribution Camera Film

Direction

Direction Mira Jargil
Direction Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Assistant director Johan Buch
Assistant director Simon Hjetting Veitland

Script

Screenplay Mira Jargil
Screenplay Christian Sønderby Jepsen

Production

Producer Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Consultant Eva Mulvad
Consultant Niels Pagh Andersen
Executive producer Mira Jargil
Executive producer Christian Sønderby Jepsen

Cinematography

Cinematographer Christian Sønderby Jepsen
Cinematographer Jan Erik Hansen

Editing

Editor Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
B-editor Simon Hjetting Veitland

Music

Composer Jonas Colstrup

Sound

Sound engineer Bobby Hess
Sound engineer Peter Schultz

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