Burning Birds
6.9
Since her fish salesman husband was killed by militant thugs for his political affiliations, Kusum has been left alone to support her eight children and her mother-in-law. She does this by breaking rocks in a nearby quarry. But of course, things can get worse and they do in this heartfelt but gruelling litany of suffering.
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Cast
21 people
Mahendra Perera
Owner of slaughter house
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Shyam Fernando
Paramilitary leader
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Renuka Balasooriya
Katharina Wartena
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
Anoma Janadari
Kusum
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Antonin Dedet
Kalinga Deshapriya Vithanage
Samanalee Fonseka
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Ajith Ramanayake
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Director · Katharina Wartena Editor Ajith Ramanayake Editor
Budget $450K · First release October 8, 2016 · Produced in France, Sri Lanka
Box office
Budget
$450,000
Production
Neon Productions
Production
Sapushpa Expressions
Production
Doha Film Institute
Production
Institut Français
Production
France · Sri Lanka
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Languages
Original title
දැවෙන විහඟුන්
Original language
Sinhala
Spoken on screen
Sinhala
Release dates
South Korea · October 8, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 25, 2017 · Munich International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
November 10, 2017 · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Sri Lanka
June 29, 2018
Sweden
February 1, 2017 · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
August 6, 2017 · Locarno Film Festival
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