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The Forsaken Land
Directed by
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Not Rated
2005
1h 48m
Drama
,
Romance
6.1
64%
60%
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Weary residents (Soma, Lata, Piyasiri) of a war-ravaged country drift through life.
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Cast of The Forsaken Land
Kaushalaya Fernando
Soma
Nilupili Jayawardena
Lata
Hemasiri Liyanage
Piyasiri
Saumya Liyanage
Palitha
Pumudika Sapurni Peiris
Batti
Mahendra Perera
Officer
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Director / Writer
Philippe Avril
Producer
Francisco Villa-Lobos
Producer
The Forsaken Land Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Jayasundara dispenses with conventional story pacing to alternate long, static scenes with moments of revelatory lust or violence...
Asian Movie Pulse
Panos Kotzathanasis
Jayasun and his cinematographer, Channa Deshapriya have done an outstanding job, giving meaningfulness to an environment where almost nothing happens, and presenting the concept that war and consequently death are always present.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The auspicious directorial debut of Sri Lanka filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
A stark, lyrical and affecting portrait of war's aftermath as seen from the edges of the old conflict.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
At the final credits, you don't really know much more about these folks than you did at the opening credits. But you've done a good deed for your eyes.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Some films offer up their mysteries openly; others, like this quietly affecting Sri Lankan film, keep their secrets close, revealing them gradually shot by shot, scene by scene.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
The 27-year-old filmmaker's command of film language is evident and his evocation of postwar trauma is haunting.
Miami Herald
Marta Barber
With little dialogue and long takes depicting Sri Lanka's desolate landscape and even more desolate people, The Forsaken Land comes close to being unbearable to watch.
Variety
Jay Weissberg
Demoralized characters stuck in a war-torn no-man's land drift from weariness to despair, trying audience patience somewhere along the way.
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
The narrative is so scant that watching the film's weather is the chief pleasure.
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