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Details
A young girl is harassed at school by Tamil Tigers who demand monetary “donations” that her family cannot afford to pay. An unmarried lovelorn woman is impregnated by a soldier. When the soldier abandons her, the girl and her father struggle to endure the shame. A widow, mother of eight children longing for male companionship, mistakes a well-to-do villager’s questionable benevolence towards her family as love. Tragedy strikes when her teenage son discovers the affair.
Accolades
Grand Prize Nominee
Tokyo FILMeX, 2011
FIPRESCI Prize Nominee
Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2012
Tiger Award Nominee
Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2011
Critics
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...'"The story itself is told in such a way that it includes a lot of observations: everyday details, views of the villages of Sri Lanka, natural landscapes – all these give an impression of a unique beauty."'
Sunday Times
