Yuganthaya (1983)
- Directed by
- Lester James Peries
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wealthy landowning family in 1940s Sri Lanka faces change as labor unions begin to organize among their workers. The story focuses on the tensions between tradition and new ideas of workers' rights.
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What happens
Yuganthaya is a 1983 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the 1949 novel Yuganthaya by Martin Wickramasinghe, and deals with the beginning of labor unions in Sri Lanka. The film won Lester Sri Lanka's Presidential Award for best director. Critical reception was mixed, however, and some critics considered the film not at par with Lester's earlier films. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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