Against the Tide

2004 · 90 min · Drama

Set in the rural Sri Lanka of 1989, civil war is raging but hasn't yet touched the life of nine-year-old Sirimal. One day his boatman father is asked to ferry a group of armed strangers over to their island, and they are shortly followed by the army. Gun battles and arrests soon follow and Sirimal's world is turned upside down when his father disappears. (Cary Rajinder Sawhney - London Film Festival 2004)

Director: Sudath Devapriya
Released: October 24, 2004
Language: Sinhala

Cast

Mauli Fernando
Sirimal
Thisuri Yuwanika
Dingiri
Suminda Sirisena
Father
Chandani Seneviratne
Mother
Saumya Liyanage
Army officer
Giriraj Kaushalya
Village Master
Duleeka Marapana
Dingiri's Mother
Susantha Chandramali
Teacher

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