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Burning Birds (2016)

Burning Birds poster
Original title
දැවෙන විහඟුන්
Directed by
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Genre
drama film
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Sri Lankan adult drama about a woman struggling with the consequences of a past trauma in a rural village. Her relationships with family and community members slowly unravel as buried secrets come to light.

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What happens

Burning Birds (දැවෙන විහඟුන්) is a 2016 Sri Lankan adult drama film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara and co-produced by Pushpakumara and Antonin Dedet. It stars Anoma Janadari and Samanalee Fonseka with Mahendra Perera and Shyam Fernando. The music was composed by R. Abaji and Philip David Sheppard. The film was premiered in the main competition of the 21st Busan International Film Festival in 2016. The film was released in Sri Lanka on 29 June 2018 by the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka through its Rithma circuit cinemas. The director's cut was released from 26 July 2018 to 9 August 2018 only in three theaters - Regal Colombo, Lido Borella and Skylite Malabe, under the "Adults Only" banner. The film successfully passed 50 days in theaters. It is the 1307th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. With many awards at Derana Film Awards 2019, the film was re-screened in few theaters for a limited engagement including Savoy Premier at 1.30 pm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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