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The Kite

March 2, 1979

120 minutes

Sunil Ariyarathna

Drama

Overview

The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrates the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.

Movie Details

Release Date

March 2, 1979

Runtime

120 minutes

Director

Sunil Ariyarathna

Cast

Gamini Fonseka

Nadaraja

Farina Lai

Thangamani

M. Abbas

Razam

Wimal Kumara de Costa

Simon

Veena Jayakody

Sushila

Shriyani Amarasena

Soma

Somasiri Dehipitiya

Mr. Jayasekara

Shanthi Lekha

Sushila's Mother