Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

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Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I (1997)

Name: Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 180 min

Directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

“Set in 1905 during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka”

Drama · 3h 00m

Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.