Peacock Lament
By Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
In order to raise the money for his sister's operation, Amila finds himself collaborating with a company in Sri Lanka involved in the trafficking of newborn babies. A story of survival that also manages to highlight some of the troubled relationships between the West and the countries of the South. The fourth feature film by filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, whose previous film "Burning Birds" won the Grand Prize for Fiction and Human Rights and the Youth Prize at the FIFDH in 2017, is a partly autobiographical work whose carefully constructed scenes confront us with the darker side of our society.
Festivals: Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 - Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Section Competition - Fiction
Original language(s) Sinhala
Subtitle(s) French & English
AsiaEconomy & politicsSocial issues
- Director(s)
- Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
- Writer(s)
- Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Casting
- Akalanka Prabhashwara
- Sabeetha Perera
- Dinara Punchihewa
- Lorenzo Acquaviva
- Mahendra Perera
- Lahiru Prasath
- Amiththa Weerasinha
World sales
- Antipode Sales International
Production
- Sapushpa Expression
- PILGRIM Film
Cinematographer
- Sisikirana Paranavithana
Music
- Cristian Carrara
Sound
- Eric Nardin
- Lal Dissanayake
- Nanda Nandhi Jayakody
Editor
- Giuseppe Leonetti
- Ajit Ramanayake
- Duration
- 103'
- Year
- 2022
- Production country
- Sri Lanka & Italy
- Status
- European Premiere
Monday 13 March
21:00
Grütli - Salle Simon
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
With the participation of the filmmaker
Friday 17 March
18:30
Grütli - Salle Langlois
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
