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Nine Monks

Nine Monks

# In a life of endless struggles, one healing documentary brings love and courage.
Drama   Documentary
📜 Overview: For the first time in the history of Korean Buddhism, nine monks ceased hostility by staying in a tent throughout winter. Inside the cold tent, ninety days of meditation begins with seven strict rules. Crisis comes to the monks who had to endure the tent without a heater, and with only a single set of clothes, and a single meal a day, but never once did they groan.
🌏 Languages Available: Korean
📆 Date Released: 2020-05-27
⌚ Running Time: 72 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Ja-seung original image
Himself
Ja-seung
Moo-yeon original image
Himself
Moo-yeon
Jin-gak original image
Himself
Jin-gak
Ho-san original image
Himself
Ho-san
Seong-gok original image
Himself
Seong-gok
Jae-hyeon original image
Himself
Jae-hyeon
Sim-woo original image
Himself
Sim-woo
Do-rim original image
Himself
Do-rim
In-san original image
Himself
In-san

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