The Dead Sea
Brief Synopsis
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As the civil war in Sri Lanka rages in early 2009, Tamil refugees begin streaming into India. Dhanushkodi, the Indo-Sri Lankan border town, is at the epicentre of the human rights calamity. Once ravaged by a tsunami, the town's fisherman now struggle to maintain their way of life in the face of hara
Cast & Crew
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Leena Manimekalai
Director
Leena Manimekalai
C Jerrold
Screenplay
Leena Manimekalai
Screenplay
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
M.j. Radhakrishnan
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Sea, Sengadal
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
War
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
As the civil war in Sri Lanka rages in early 2009, Tamil refugees begin streaming into India. Dhanushkodi, the Indo-Sri Lankan border town, is at the epicentre of the human rights calamity. Once ravaged by a tsunami, the town's fisherman now struggle to maintain their way of life in the face of harassment from both state police and naval authories from both Sri Lanka and India. Each morning they launch their boats out to sea and each day they are stopped, accused of being rebels, spies or smugglers. Manimekalai the filmmaker, Munusamy the fisherman, Rosemary the social worker with the Jesuit Christian Refugee Services and Soori, a half-wit Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee, all try to maintain their sanity as things worsen around them.
Director
Leena Manimekalai
Director
Cast
Leena Manimekalai
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Sea, Sengadal
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
War
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
