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| ‘Udugan Yamaya’ to be released this week By Susitha R. Fernando
The Army visits the village looking for the youths and threatens the villagers about giving protection to them.
Who is responsible for all the disappearances and abductions? Is it the state? Is it is the terror? Or individual jealousy and hatred? Udugan Yamaya is a tribute to those wives who lost their husbands and children who lost their fathers.
'Udugan Yamaya' was the official entry at the 48th London Film Festival-2004, Sweden Malmo International Film Festival- 2004, Dubai Film Festiva-2004, New Delhi Film Festival-2005 and was screened at the Cannes International Film festival under the World cinema category.
M.D. Mahindapala-cinematography, Rohan Samaradivakera-art Director, Kumara Karaudeniya-costume designer Vasantha Vittachchi-make up and Ravindra Guruge editor while Sarath Fernando who made the musical score were in the technical crew. Udugan Yamaya was produced with the Film development fund awarded by the National Film Corporation. |
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A
moving cinematic depiction of the most tragic and darkest period
of Sri Lankan history, the 1989 insurrection, 'Udugan Yamaya' (Against
the Tide) will come to the cinemas from this week. Directed by Sudath
Devapriya the film will be released on CEL theatres including Regal
Colombo from June 1. 
Udugan
Yamaya portrays a mother and a child who becomes destitute with
the disappearance of their breadwinner, a ferryman. Sirimal, a nine-year-old
boy, lives with his parents and his father is the village ferryman.
The suspicious activities of some rebel youth in the area and the
occasional sound of gunshots are recurrent in the surroundings.
While
the killing continues to control the rebelling young men for some
it's the time to avenge those they dislike and others whom they
want to dispose of. Sirimal and her mother make regular visits to
detention camps and hospital mortuaries in search of Siripala. 
The
impressive cast include, child actors Mauli Ferdinando and Tisuri
Uwanika and Chandani Senaviratne, Suminda Sirisena, Richard Weerakkody,
Saumya Liyanage, Giriraj Kaushalya and Duleeka Marapana.
