This Land Belongs to the Army (2014)

Directed by

Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran

Genre

documentary film

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. It presents testimonies from Tamil survivors and an army officer about wartime abuses and ongoing land seizures by the military.

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What happens

This Land Belongs to the Army is a 2014 documentary film by Indian journalist and filmmaker Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran. This film shows Sri Lankan civil war and shows the current post-war status of Sri Lanka. It also shows several controversial acts by the Sri Lankan government and the armed forces including Sinhalization and Land grabbing by the military. The film also features new testimonies from Tamil victims and an exclusive interview with a who is said to be a Sri Lankan Army officer, who speaks about the use of chemical and heavy weapons during the civil war. The film maker was detained by the Sri Lankan State Forces under terrorism charges but the film was completed by January 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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