The Dawning of the Day

The Poem Neruda Never Wrote

Pablo arrives in British Ceylon from Burma to flee a traumatic relationship that had changed from love into passionate obsession. He notices a young pariah woman who empties his outhouse every morning. To Pablo she appears divine. In one morning, he takes her hand and leads her into his bed. Unable to believe or accept her bizarre fate, she remains passive throughout the series of events that unfold thereafter.

Director

Asoka Handagama

Writer

Asoka Handagama

Released

October 30, 2021

Language

Sinhala