Bambaru Avith (1978)

Original title

Bambaru Awith

Directed by

Dharmasena Pathiraja

Genre

drama

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tiny fishing village in Sri Lanka faces upheaval when an outsider brings capitalism. The local boss and the newcomer clash over resources and traditions.

melancholictenseslow-burnbleakvisually lushcontemplativegrittyemotional

What happens

Bambaru Avith (The Wasps are Here) (Sinhala: බඹරු ඇවිත්) is a 1978 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja and produced by director himself with Thilak Godamanne for Saranga Salaroo. It explores tradition and exploitation following the introduction of capitalism to a tiny fishing village and the subsequent clash between the local boss and the urban outsider. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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