Pavel Lungin's "The Island" is a deeply moving parable, which combines the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual.| The Culturium
Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men' tells the true story of the assassination of seven Trappist monks and examines how their faith is tested.| The Culturium
Philip Gröning's 'Into Great Silence' is an elegant & experiential contemplation on the power of stillness & the hermitic path.| The Culturium
Shūsaku Endō's "Silence" explores the theme of a silent God, who accompanies a believer into extreme adversity & religious persecution.| The Culturium
Kim Ki-duk's drama is set on and around a remote mountain lake where a Buddhist monastery floats on a raft amidst the breathtakingly beautiful landscape.| The Culturium
Spiros Stathoulopoulos' "Meteora" is the simple and yet exquisitely beautiful tale of the forbidden relationship between a Greek monk and a Russian nun.| The Culturium
Edward A. Burger's stunning documentary on the Buddhist hermit masters of China’s Zhongnan Mountains.| The Culturium