Peter DAlmeida

  • Prasanna Vithanage – Ira Madiyama (2003)

    2001-20102011-2020AsianPrasanna VithanageSri Lanka

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    Based on true incidents, this film revolves around three sories that unfold simultaneously. During two scorching August days, three different groups of people – thrown into the heat of the war – face different exoeriences due to circumstances beyond their control. They have to continue to exist in a society that is traumatized by nearly twenty years of war between the Sinhalese government forces, and the rebel movement from the Tamil community who are fighting for self-determination.

    An eleven year old Muslim boy is struggling to keep his dog, while the family is uprooted by the rebels; a young woman, Chamari, is looking for her soldier husband who is missing in action, and a young soldier, Duminda, finds his sister among the working girls in a brothel. This film is about their quest for life…

    “Ira Madiyama” or “August Sun” screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2004.Read More »

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