Movie

Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

1997 3h 0m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

Swarna Mallawarachchi Nona Hami Jackson Anthony Peduru Ravindra Randeniya Muhandiram Hemasiri Liyanage Nona Hami's Father Somy Rathnayake Arachchi M Miyuri Samarasinghe Peduru's Mother