Bawa Karma - The Sorrow of Existence - Part II

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Bawa Karma - The Sorrow of Existence - Part II (1997)

Name: Bawa Karma - The Sorrow of Existence - Part II
Released: 1997
Duration: 150 min

Directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

“A continuation of "Bawa Duka"”

· 2h 30m

A continuation of “Bawa Duka”; via Peduru’s family, the narrative exposes the social stasis/class discrimination encouraged by the local Sinhalese Buddhist clergy, while the arrival of the Christian missionaries signals a more progressive mindset, though at the cost of conversion to a monotheistic faith. Tyranny is not only practiced by the British colonials but equally facilitated by local traditional institutions--thus, the resultant suffering (Duka) of Peduru is a combination of the two.