DHEEVARI (FISHERMAN

Sri Lanka/2006/Sinhalese dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/124 mins

Young Valli’s father is denied his own boat by the powerful chief of his fishing village in Sri Lanka. Not to be cowed, he fashions his own out-rigger, but both he and his wife perish in it at sea. Years later, having outgrown her orphanage, Valli returns to the village to live with her aunt and uncle. While her uncle and other villagers are resigned to their dismal life under a feudal system, Valli, an outsider is shocked. She finds the inequities of life, especially the prejudices against women, intolerable. Inspired by her parents’ courage and independence, she sets out to effect change.

“This appealing first film is a portrayal of the harsh realities of life in a fishing village in Sri Lanka. The characters are vividly etched and Valli in particular is compelling, a young woman who gradually evolves into a full-fledged third-world activist” – Uma da Cunha

Director(s) :

Salinda Perera

SALINDA PERERA was born in 1953 in Sri Lanka and has lived in the US since 1976. He holds an MFA in film from UCLA. He began his career as an assistant director to Lester James Peries on The God King (1973), then worked briefly as an artist and theatre director in Sri Lanka before moving to the US. He previously directed Life, an English-language rock opera, in Sri Lanka. Fisherman’s Daughter is his first feature.
Crew : Jackson Anthony, Chandran Rutnam (Producer), Darrel Costa(Screenplay), Lal Wickremarachchi(Cinematographer), Harris Nandasiri(Editor), Pradeep Ratnayake(Composer), Sangeetha Weeraratne(Main Cast), Joe Abeywickrama(Main Cast), Cyril Wikramage(Main Cast), Jackson Anthony(Main Cast), Veena Jayakody(Main Cast), Roger Seneviratne(Main Cast)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 124 mins
Country : Sri Lanka
Programme : Cinema of Asia
Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 8, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 8
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