Purahanda Kaluwara (2001)

Original title

පුරහඳ කළුවර

Directed by

Prasanna Vithanage

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man in a Sri Lankan village searches for news about his son who is away in a war. The film shows his daily routines and the slow arrival of uncertainty.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakcontemplativeintimatesomberquietly devastating

What happens

Purahanda Kaluwara (Death on a Full Moon Day) (Sinhala: පුරහඳ කළුවර) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Vithanage. It stars Joe Abeywickrama and Priyanka Samaraweera in lead roles along with Linton Semage and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. The film has received mainly positive reviews. It is the 967th film in Sri Lankan cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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