14 Apples
2018•1h 24m•5.4•Released
Documentary
Wang Shin-hong is suffering from insomnia. A fortune teller advises the Mandalay businessman, whose car and bulging wallet suggest that business is going pretty well, to spend 14 days in a monastery, living life as a monk and eating an apple a day. Such a thing is possible in Burma today. Wang Shin-hong arrives at the rural monastery, has his head shaved and dons a red robe, in which he instantly becomes an authority. During the welcome procession, the village women, their poverty clear from their clothing and the huts in the background, put more than they have in his alms bowl. During his fleeting role as their advisor, Wang Shin-hong soon learns of the villagers’ attempts to survive and make a living as legal or illegal migrants in China, Thailand or Malaysia. He also finds out how the other monks try to generate profit and additional income.
Director
Midi Z
Writer
Midi Z, Wu Pei-Chi, Lin Sheng-wen
Languages
Burmese
Studio
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
Cast
Wang Shin-hong
Production
Company
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
Company
Myanmar Montage Films
Company
Seashore Image Production
Producer
Isabella Ho
Producer
Midi Z
Producer
Lin Sheng-wen
Producer
Wang Shin-hong
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