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House of My Fathers
By Suba Sivakumaran
Two Sri Lankan villages, one Tamil and the other Sinhalese, are at war. When infertility strikes them both, the Gods send a message to them: a Sinhalese man and a Tamil woman will have to travel to the Forest of the Dead, from which only one will return. In the midst of this haunted place, the outcast Asoka and the mute Ahalya will confront the secrets of their past. Suba Sivakumaran's debut film tackles the memory of her country with an exceptional elegance.
Section Competition - Fiction
- Director(s)
- Suba Sivakumaran
- Writer(s)
- Suba Sivakumaran
Casting
- Bimal Jayakodi
- Pradeepa
- Steve De La Zilwa
- Dharshen Dharmaraj
- Dasun Pathirana
Producers
- Suba Sivakumaran
World sales
- Asian Shadows
Production
- Dominique Welinski
- Palmyrah Talkies
Cinematographer
- Kalinga Deshapriya
Music
- Forest Christenson
Sound
- Mahavir Sabannavar
- Phil Lee
Editor
- Nse Asuquo
- Duration
- 95'
- Year
- 2018
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
Monday 11 March
20:30
Grütli - Salle Simon
In the presence of the filmmaker
Thursday 14 March
18:45
Grütli - Salle Langlois
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