Dheevari
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Salinda Perera
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Joe Abeywickrama
Cyril Wickramage
Trilicia Gunawardena
Jackson Anthony
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
No longer a child, Valli is forced out of the orphanage where she was raised and returns to the fishing village where she was born, to live with her aunt and uncle. Valli's parents were denied their own boat by the mudalali, who controls all aspects of the fishing trade in the village. Instead, Valli's father fashioned a homemade outrigger, and he and Valli's mother perished at sea. While her uncle and other villagers are resigned to their dismal life under this feudal system, Valli, an outsider, is appalled. She finds the iniquities of life in the village, especially the prejudices against women, to be intolerable. Inspired by her parents' courage and independence, Valli sets out to change things.
Director
Salinda Perera
Cast
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Joe Abeywickrama
Cyril Wickramage
Trilicia Gunawardena
Jackson Anthony
Roger Seneviratne
Veena Jayakody
Crew
Mohan Chandramohan
Darrell Costa
Sherard Jayasuriya
Harris Nandasiri
Lakshmi Narayanan
Asoka Perera
Ranjit Perera
Salinda Perera
Salinda Perera
Mario Pieris
Raja Proctor
Pradeep Ratnayake
Chandran Rutnam
Mahindasiri Samantilleke
Athula Sultanagoda
Lal Wickremarachchi
Sunil Wijeratne
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States December 2007
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Focus on World Cinema) August 24-September 4, 2006.
Based on the novel "A Fisherman's Daughter" written by Raja Proctor; published by Lake House Investments, 1972.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Focus on World Cinema) August 24-September 4, 2006.)
Released in United States December 2007 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007. )
