Against the Tide

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Against the Tide (2004)

Directed by Sudath Devapriya

Drama · 1h 30m

Set in the rural Sri Lanka of 1989, civil war is raging but hasn't yet touched the life of nine-year-old Sirimal. One day his boatman father is asked to ferry a group of armed strangers over to their island, and they are shortly followed by the army. Gun battles and arrests soon follow and Sirimal's world is turned upside down when his father disappears. (Cary Rajinder Sawhney - London Film Festival 2004)

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Cast

Mauli Fernando Sirimal Thisuri Yuwanika Dingiri Suminda Sirisena Father Chandani Seneviratne Mother Saumya Liyanage Army officer Giriraj Kaushalya Village Master Duleeka Marapana Dingiri's Mother Susantha Chandramali Teacher

Crew

Director
Sudath Devapriya

Details

Original title
උඩුගං යාමය
Release date
2004-10-24
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Original language
SI
Spoken languages
Sinhalese