Zen for Nothing

7

/10

1h 40mDocumentary Drama

A masterly immersion into life at a Japanese Zen monastery over three seasons. Swiss novice Sabine arrives at Antaiji and, after a brief welcome, she begins to learn the monastery rules: how to bow, sit in the meditation hall, carry out movements with chopsticks, etc. There's more to life there than meditation, farming, and maintenance, however-there are picnics, music, and Wi-Fi.

Spoken language: de

A masterly immersion into life at a Japanese Zen monastery over three seasons. Swiss novice Sabine arrives at Antaiji and, after a brief welcome, she begins to learn the monastery rules: how to bow, sit in the meditation hall,... Read more

Starring Sabine Timoteo, Muho Nölke

It's a documentary and drama movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.