The Forsaken Land (2005)

Original title

සුළඟ එනු පිණිස

Directed by

Vimukthi Jayasundara

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Sri Lankan village plagued by civil war, a former soldier struggles to care for his family. His wife is unresponsive and his sister yearns to leave. The threat of violence hangs over their daily lives.

slow-burnbleakmelancholiccontemplativequietatmospherictense

What happens

The Forsaken Land (Sulanga Enu Pinisa) (Sinhala: සුළඟ එනු පිණිස) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara and co-produced by Phillip Amril and Francisco Vilolobos. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Nilupuli Jayawardena and Hemasiri Liyanage. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or. It is the 1,055th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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