This is a remarkable film about a remarkable monk living in the Golden Triangle area on the Thailand/Myanmar border, Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto is the head of a monastery, which has almost as many novices as it has horses.
Together with the Nun Khun Mae Ead they take in and bring up poor children from the nearby villages, many of which are from extremely poor families, who can’t feed the families they have,
The one way for them to have a chance in life is to get them fed and some sort of training at the monastery. The film follows Phra Khru Bah, the nun and the novices through a year in their life, as they cover the area the monk is in charge of.
Along the way we see some of the kids coming out of the stunted and withdrawn state they were in when they came along to the monastery and finally managing to take control of their lives.
The stars, besides Phra Khru and Khun Mae Ead, are the novices, especially Suk, Pan Saen and Boontam. The setting is the wild forests and mountain villages in north-west Thailand.
The film has been lovingly made by Mark Verkerk and has quite rightly won many film-festival awards around the world.
Not the usual sort of Buddhism film, and the teachings are hardly mentioned at all, rather what we see is one monk who has imbibed the teachings and is living them out in the way he best way he knows how to.
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A very inspiring, informative & interesting documentary! Maha sadhu & Maha anumodana for sharing!
May all beings rejoice in the merits accumulated . May Phra Khru & Khun Mae Ead continue to receive the blessings of the Triple Gem until the final attainment of Liberation. May all involved in the project receive similar blessings! Namo Buddhaya & Sukhi Hontu!🙏🙏🙏
Phra kru and Khun Mae Ead are doing a great job. Their dedication serves as an inspiration.
I was quite amused to watch the monk and the novices riding horses. ‘ cowboy monks’ of Northern Thailand!!!
May they continue in this noble endeavor. Congratulations
Hello there. Would you happen to know how to get there and if there are any retreats available to stay amongst them for a couple days to absorb the energy and learn some things? Or who to contact to get there? We would be driving all the way from phuket.
I am sorry Sharene, you would need to contact someone associated with the monastery to find that out.
A beautiful film, and amazing human beings. I’m so impressed with those boys and how they are taught. How incredible human beings can be. I wonder how they are doing these days? I notice the film was made in 2006.
What a beautiful Dharma work Phra Khru Bah does in this part of the world and for these children. May they all be happy, may they all be safe, may they all be at ease.