18.05.2009 (2018)

Directed by

K. Ganeshan

Genre

war film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

A

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Tamil-language war drama recounts the final bloody days of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009. It follows a journalist who witnesses the mass killing of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army on May 18, 2009.

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What happens

18.05.2009 (read as 18 May 2009) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language war drama film written and directed by K Ganeshan.The film is about the bloody end to the Sri Lankan Civil War .K Ganeshan states he believes he has the “blessings of the thousands of Tamils who were massacred by the Sri Lankan Army on May 18, 2009.” Dhaanya made her acting debut through this film which she depicted it as a difficult debut. She plays a journalist in the film. The music for the film is composed by veteran music director Ilaiyaraaja. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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