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A Letter of Fire, 2h16
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Ravindra Randeniya

Aksharaya is about a 12-year-old boy (Isham Samzudeen), and his parents. His father is a retired High Court Judge Ravindra Randeniya and his mother (Piyumi Samaraweera) is a famous magistrate in the city.
The Road from Elephant Pass, 2h
Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Joe Abeywickrama

A LTTE carder called "Kamala Velaithan" is surrendered to the Sri Lanka Army and she was handed over to captain "Wasantha" in order to bring her to colombo IBM headquarters. She has important inside information for the army which would lead to an attack on the LTTE leader. Her brother was killed by the LTTE for trying to desert it. When they started the journey the jeep was attacked by LTTE. So both of them leave there and arrives Periyumbutur by a boat. Then, due to the attack faced before, his head is injured. So she wraps his head with a cloth and says not to speak anything. Both pass LTTE & ARMY points and continue the journey. Meanwhile both fall love immensely with each other.
Anantha Rathriya, 1h15
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Swarna Mallawarachchi, Ravindra Randeniya, Yashoda Wimaladharma, Tony Ranasinghe

Suwisal (Ravindra Randeniya) arrives at what seems to be an old family house in the middle of the night. The housekeeper explains that the rebels have asked everyone in the village to keep the lights off, and that for all, times have been bad. Suwisal recalls brief memories of the piano and a young girl shyly peering out behind the drapes at him and his aunts.
Village in the Jungle
Directed by Lester James Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Joe Abeywickrama, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, Tony Ranasinghe, Henry Jayasena

The lives of a poor family in a small village called Beddagama (literally, "The village in the jungle") as they struggle to survive the challenges presented by poverty, disease, superstition, the unsympathetic colonial system, and the jungle itself. The head of the family is a hunter named Silindu, who has two daughters named Punchi Menika and Hinnihami. After being manipulated by the village authorities and a debt collector, Silindu is put on trial for murder
Changes in the Village, 1h45
Directed by Lester James Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Henry Jayasena, Gamini Fonseka

Piyal (Henry Jayasena) is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda (Punya Heendeniya), a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa (Gamini Fonseka), who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for himself; he never achieves his goal and dies penniless. Piyal and Nanda can now finally come together. They have changed however, and the earlier idylic nature of their relationship is not recaptured.
Demons in Paradise
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events

En 1983, Jude Ratnam, âgé de 5 ans, quitte Colombo avec sa famille pour échapper aux massacres commis à l'encontre des Tamouls par une partie de la population cinghalaise. Revenu plus de trente ans plus tard, il part à la recherche des témoignages de la guerre civile, qui, d'une lutte de libération nationale, s'est transformée en conflit fratricide entre groupes armés. Des civils et des guerrilleros témoignent de la cruauté des affrontements.
Between Two Worlds, 1h43
Directed by Lester James Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Tony Ranasinghe, Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe

At the onset of the film, Nissanka (Tony Ranasinghe) is engaged to marry Shiranee (Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya), a woman of the same social class.
The River's Edge
Directed by Sumitra Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Henry Jayasena, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, Vasanthi Chathurani, Tony Ranasinghe

England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya Kumaratunga), who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor (Henry Jayasena) at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala (Vasanthi Chathurani), who does not speak a single word nor trouble anyone excessively unlike any other patient at the hospital.
Firearms and Fireworks, 1h30
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Jackson Anthony

Since the entire film is focused on the rise and demise of Padmasiri, the storyline will be described according to important milestones of his life.