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  • August Sun (2003)
  • 108 min | Drama
August Sun (2003)
108 min | Drama
Ira Madiyama is set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war. Chamari ( is searching for her husband, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Air Force pilot shot down in ...See moreIra Madiyama is set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war. Chamari ( is searching for her husband, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Air Force pilot shot down in flight, whom she believes has been taken prisoner by the Tamil Tigers. Desperate to know the truth, she enlists a sympathetic journalist and sets out on a journey to track him down. Meanwhile, eleven-year-old Tamil Muslim Arfath is struggling to keep his companion and friend, a dog, while the family together with the entire village is forced to evacuate by a rebel army. The third narrative follows Duminda, a young soldier who walks into a brothel to find his sister among the working girls. Written by Prasanna Vithanage See less
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Writers
Priyath Liyanage (screenplay) (story) | Prasanna Vithanage (story)
Producer
Soma Edirisinghe
Cinematographer
M.D. Mahindapala
Production Designer
Kanchana Talpawila
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Status
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Updated Sep 18, 2003
Release date
Sep 5, 2003 (Canada)
Awards
11 wins & 4 nominations

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