Ho Gaana Pokuna (2015)

Original title

හෝ ගානා පොකුණ

Directed by

Indika Ferdinando

Genre

drama, family, music, comedy, adventure

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teacher in a remote Sri Lankan village encourages her students to observe things they have never seen. The film follows the children as they explore their world through this new lens.

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What happens

Ho Gana Pokuna (The Singing Pond) (Sinhala: හෝ ගානා පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan children's musical drama film written and directed by Indika Ferdinando. It depicts a teacher in a remote village, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), teaching her students to focus on something they have never seen before. The film was awarded the Teacher's Choice Prize at the 31st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 38th Lucas International Children's Festival, and the City of Zlin Award at the 55th Zlín Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was designated as the official selection at the Hanoi International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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