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Kaushalaya Fernando | ... | Soma |
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Nilupili Jayawardena | ... | Lata |
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Hemasiri Liyanage | ... | Piyasiri |
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Saumya Liyanage | ... | Palitha |
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Pumudika Sapurni Peiris | ... | Batti |
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Mahendra Perera |
Anura (Mahendra Perera) is a loyal soldier tainted by the tedium of a service he has forgotten how to define. His only company at the remote outpost is an alcoholic soldier named Piyasiri (Hemasiri Liyanage), whom he sees in passing as they trade shifts. Anura finds that even the prankish behavior of the infrequently passing soldiers isn't enough to offset the numbing stillness of his eternal wait anymore. Even at home, the inertia of the emotionless landscape persists, and between disconnected sexual encounters with his disinterested wife, Lata (Nilupili Jayawardena), detached conversations with his single sister, Soma (Kaushalya Fernando), and the heart-breaking dejection of their young charge, Batti (Pumidika Sapurni Peiris), it appears as if, in this war-torn wasteland, hope is nothing more than forgotten emotion and routine is the only nourishment for a collection of sad, starved souls. Written by lament
Film is both dreamy vision and a gripping tale of very tangible people tottering on the brink of despair. The tale unfolds slowly, but stunning visuals are so rich with atmospheric detail that I felt richly rewarded for the time I spent watching the landscape and people. The sound design, as the NYTimes reviewer pointed out, is praiseworthy for its evocative use of offscreen sources. All performances are convincing, the young girl particularly charismatic. That Sri Lankan officials have apparently objected is hardly surprising, but as far as their military brass is concerned: it's hard to feel sympathy with toes stepped on when they're clad in sturdy, polished military boots.