Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

180 mins | Drama | May 30, 1997

Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.

Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

180 mins | Drama | May 30, 1997

Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I
Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.
Producers
Original title Bawa Duka - භව දුක
Directors Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Writers Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Cast

Swarna Mallawarachchi

as Nona Hami

Jackson Anthony

as Peduru

Ravindra Randeniya

as Muhandiram

Hemasiri Liyanage

as Nona Hami's Father

Somy Rathnayake

as Arachchi

Miyuri Samarasinghe

as Peduru's Mother

W. Jayasiri

as Officer (Ralahami)

Suvineetha Weerasinghe

as Arachchi Hamine

Ravindra Yasas

as Puramipiya

Lalitha Sarachchandra

as Nona Hami's Mother