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Death on a Full Moon Day

Original title: Pura Handa Kaluwara
1997 · 1 h 14 min
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
DramaWar

Cast

Joe Abeywickrama Nayana Hettiarachchi Kumara Karunananda Mahendra Perera Priyanka Samaraweera Linton Semage

Credits

Written by: Prasanna Vithanage
Cinematography: M.D. Mahindapala
Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
Produced by: Makoto Ueda Prasanna Vithanage

Plot

A blind father in a Sri Lankan village refuses to accept that his soldier son has been killed in the civil war, and treats the government's papers as a lie, in a powerful drama.

Sinekatalog’s take

A powerful, quiet and moving anti-war drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (413 votes)
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