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Thundenek (2018)

Thundenek poster
Original title
Her. Him. The Other
Directed by
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Genre
drama
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 56m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Sri Lankan anthology film with three separate stories about people dealing with the aftermath of war and ethnic conflict. Each segment focuses on a different character's personal experience.

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What happens

Thundenek (Sinhala: තුන්දෙනෙක්), marketed theatrically as Her. Him. The Other, is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala tri-segmented anthology film. The film is directed by three award-winning Sri Lankan filmmakers: Asoka Handagama, Vimukthi Jayasundara and Prasanna Vithanage. Produced by The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (a Department of the Government of Sri Lanka), the film is scored by K. Krishna Kumar and Kapila Poogalaarachchi. The film premiered on 19 February 2018 at the Tharanganee Film Hall to mostly positive reviews from critics. The film revolves around three separate stories linked to postwar experiences and ethnic conflict in Sri Lankan society. The film is also titled Her. Him. The Other due to this narrative structure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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