Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 30, 1997

Runtime

3h 0m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Bawa Duka - භව දුක

Director

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Description

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.