The civil war in Sri Lanka pitted the army of the majority-Sinhalese state against the separatist Tamil Tigers, with the latter evolving into a radical terrorist organization over the course of the conflict. The war, which lasted over 25 years and finally ended in 2009, is the nominal focus of the documentary Demons in Paradise, directed by Jude Ratnam, reportedly the first local Tamil filmmaker to tackle the subject. Since the helmer tells the story from the inside out — Ratnam was 5 years old when he fled the Sinhalese-dominated south to go to Tamil-controlled territory up north by train — it is...
- 6/1/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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