August Sun
7.2
Set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s, August Sun tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war (1983 – 2009).
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Cast
21 people
Peter D'Almeida
Also in
Mother Teresa
Koombiyo
Nimmi Harasgama
Known for
Requiem
Sreekar Prasad
Prasanna Vithanage
Rajeena Begum
Aralath's Sister
Priyath Liyanage
Soma Edirisinghe
Mohamed Rahfiulla
M. D. Mahindapala
Namal Jayasinghe
Duminda
Also in
Machan
How I Wonder What You Are
Lakshman Joseph De Saram
Gayani Gisanthika
Girl at Brothel
Also in
Flying with One Wing
A Letter of Fire
Prasanna Vithanage Director · Priyath Liyanage Screenplay Sreekar Prasad Editor
First release September 5, 2003 · Produced in Sri Lanka · Production Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI)
Production
Fondazione MonteCinemaVerità Locarno
Production
Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI)
Production
Sri Lanka
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ඉර මැදියම
Original language
Sinhala
Spoken on screen
Sinhala
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 8, 2003 · Amiens International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 22, 2004 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Singapore
April 1, 2004 · Singapore International Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 12, 2005 · TV premiere
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