This Is My Moon (2000)

5.2/10 104 min War

Overview

Set in a Northern border village during the Sri Lankan Civil War, a Sinhalese soldier meets a Tamil girl in the battlefield. The soldier leaves the army with the girl, and goes back to his village. The arrival of the Tamil girl into this predominantly Sinhala village causes a stir within the community, where they collectively decide to send her to a refugee camp. "This is My Moon" is a controversial examination of village life, where rural myths are shattered to reveal a deeper reality of a society torn apart by war.

Cast

Saumya Liyanage

Soldier

Dilhani Ekanayake

Tamil Woman

Jagath Chamila

Prospective soldier

Kaushalaya Fernando

Widow of a soldier

Anoma Janadari

W. Jayasiri

Monk

Hemasiri Liyanage

Father

Linton Semage

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