The Forsaken Land
The Forsaken Land
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The Forsaken Land (2005)

Unrated (US) | Sri Lanka, France | Sinhalese | 108 min
Directed by: Vimukthi Jayasundara
6.1

Anura is a loyal soldier tainted by the tedium of a service he has forgotten how to define. His only company at the remote outpost is an alcoholic soldier named Piyasiri, whom he sees in passing as they trade shifts. Anura finds that even the prankish behavior of the infrequently passing soldiers isn't enough to offset the numbing stillness of his eternal wait anymore. Even at home, the inertia of the emotionless landscape persists, and between disconnected sexual encounters with his disinterested young wife, Lata detached conversations with his single sister, Soma, and the heart-breaking dejection of their young charge, Batti, it appears as if, in this war-torn wasteland, hope is nothing more than forgotten emotion and routine is the only nourishment for a collection of sad, starved souls.

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Release Date

France
(Cannes Film Festival)
2005-05-14
Belgium
(Brussels Cinédécouvertes Film Festival)
2005-07-04
Canada
(Toronto International Film Festival)
2005-09-11
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Sulanga Enu Pinisa
(Original title)
The Forsaken Land
Argentina (festival title)
Terra Abandonada
Brazil (festival title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Moderate
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated