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Not many films from Sri Lanka reach Western audiences, and thus it is always a pleasure to watch movies from the country. Furthermore, “Children of the Sun” is a significant movie as one of the very few (or even the only one) to speak so bravely about women’s conditions in the country, the various “invisible” tribes of the country, like the Gaadi (the titular Children of the Sun) and the role the British played both in their massacre and their eventual integration in local society (thanks to Bastian Meiresonne for the information).
“Children of the Sun” is screening at
Festival des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul
In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed...
“Children of the Sun” is screening at
Festival des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul
In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed...
- 2/16/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Not many films from Sri Lanka reach Western audiences, and thus it is always a pleasure to watch movies from the country. Furthermore, “Children of the Sun” is a significant movie as one of the very few (or even the only one) to speak so bravely about women’s condition in the country, the various “invisible” tribes of the country, like the Gaadi (the titular Children of the Sun) and the role the British played both in their massacre and their eventual integration in local society (thanks to Bastian Meiresonne for the information).
“Children of the Sun” is screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed and get...
“Children of the Sun” is screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam
In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed and get...
- 1/27/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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