August Sun

Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
2003    1h 48mDrama
7.25.7
Ira Madiyama is set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war. Chamari ( is searching for her husband, a Sinhalese Sri Lankan Air Force pilot shot down in flight, whom she believes has been taken prisoner by the Tamil Tigers. Desperate to know the truth, she enlists a sympathetic journalist and sets out on a journey to track him down. Meanwhile, eleven-year-old Tamil Muslim Arfath is struggling to keep his companion and friend, a dog, while the family together with the entire village is forced to evacuate by a rebel army. The third narrative follows Duminda, a young soldier who walks into a brothel to find his sister among the working girls.

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  • Peter D'Almeida
  • Nimmi Harasgama
  • Mohamed Rahfiulla
  • Prasanna VithanageDirector / Story
  • Priyath LiyanageScreenplay
  • Sreekar PrasadEditor
  • Lakshman Joseph De SaramMusic

August Sun Trivia

August Sun was released on September 5, 2003.

August Sun was directed by Prasanna Vithanage.

August Sun has a runtime of 1 hr 48 min.

August Sun was produced by Soma Edirisinghe.

The key characters in August Sun are Peter D'Almeida, Nimmi Harasgama, Mohamed Rahfiulla.

August Sun is a Drama film.

August Sun has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.

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