The film focuses on the alleged controversies regarding the teachings and practices of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and chronicles the events of the 23-day lockdown of the temple by the Thai military junta in 2017.
[4] The film was initially produced by Nottapon Boonprakob as his thesis at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
[5] The film focused on the alleged controversies surrounding Wat Phra Dhammakaya's teachings and practices, and highlighted the conflict and lawsuits between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Thailand's 2014 military junta, which put the temple under intense scrutiny in the Thai media for a period and resulted in a 23-day lockdown and siege of the temple in 2017 by the military junta.
[1] News analysts described the film's approval as a possible attempt by Thailand's military-backed government to moderate its image in the wake of the 2020–2021 Thai Protests.
[11] The film received critical acclaim as a type of long-form journalism that presented a wide range of views and provided a unique investigation into the temple and its alleged controversies that provided insight and perspectives about Wat Phra Dhammakaya that could not be found in mainstream media reports.