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
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
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)
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