Sarungale (1979)
- Directed by
- Sunil Ariyaratne
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Runtime
- 2h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film shows how communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils affects people in Sri Lanka. It focuses on the mixed feelings and actions of the Sinhala political establishment toward the Tamil community.
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What happens
Sarungale (The Kite) (Sinhala: සරුංගලේ) is a 1979 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Y.M. Karunathilake. It stars Gamini Fonseka and Veena Jayakody in lead roles along with M. Abbas] and Wimal Kumara de Costa. Music composed by Victor Ratnayake. It is the 413th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrate the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people. The film won several awards at OCIC film awards ceremony including Best Script. Farina Lai won the Live Talent Award, while Wimal Kumara de Costa and Gamini Fonseka won Special Jury Award at the ceremony. The film also won the Best Actor award and Best Supporting Actress award at 10th Sarasaviya Film Awards held on March 29, 1980, finished fifth with 27978 votes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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