Sulanga Enu Pinisa Aka The Forsaken Land -2005- Direct

Set during the tenuous ceasefire of the Sri Lankan Civil War, the film eschews traditional "action" in favour of documenting the stagnation of daily life in a war zone.

Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) raged for 26 years. By 2005, when this film was released, the conflict was in a brutal, inconclusive ceasefire. Jayasundara, who grew up in the central highlands away from the front lines, was not interested in reportage. He was interested in the spiritual consequences. Sulanga Enu Pinisa aka The forsaken land -2005-