Forsaken Land (The)

Directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara
Produced by Unlimited
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 48 min
French release : 25/01/2006
Production year : 2004

Director

Vimukthi
Jayasundara

Actors

Pumidika
Sarpurni Peris

Synopsis

Neither war, nor peace, just the wind blowing
God is absent, but the sun still rises
An isolated house between two trees, a forsaken land
A hand emerges from water and begs for help
A woman from a legend searches for love
An soldier kills a person he doesn't know. He's ravaged by guilt

Production photos (4)

Forsaken Land (The)

Press book (1)

forsaken-land-the-2006-press-kit-1.pdf

Production and distribution

Associate production company : Unlimited
Co-production : Onoma, Unlimited, Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Les Films de l'Étranger, Arte France Cinéma
Foreign production company : UK Film Council
Film export/Foreign Sales : Memento Films International
French distribution : Tadrart Films

Full credits

Executive Producer : Philippe Avril
Screenwriter : Vimukthi Jayasundara
Co-producers : Pascal Diot, Michel Klein
Director of Photography : Channa Deshapriya
Sound Recordists : Alberto Crespo Ocampo, Franck Desmoulins, Nicolas Naegelen
Press Attaché (film) : Viviana Andriani
Editor : Gisèle Rapp-Meichler
Music Composer : Nadeeka Guruge
Sound Mixer : Nicolas Naegelen

Technical details

Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Singhalese
Nationality : Majority French (France, Sri Lanka)
Production year : 2004
French release : 25/01/2006
Runtime : 1 h 48 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 109.948
Visa issue date : 27/12/2005
Approval : Unknown
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD