A 12-year old boy (Isham Samzudeen) is accused of the murder of one Courtseen. His father was a retired judge (Ravindra Randeniya) and his mother (Piyumi Samaraweera) was also a famous magistrate. The movie depicted a controversial scene where child and his mother both get into a bathtub nude. After the child overcomes the initial shock of seeing her mother completely nude, insists on breastfeeding - a request which then the mother forcefully turns down. The film was banned due to issues of incest, murder, rape and contempt of court.
Director: Asoka Handagama.
Cast: Isham Samzudeen, Piyumi Samaraweera, Ravindra Randeniya, Saumya Liyanage, Jayani Senanayake, Prasannajith Abesuriya, Somasiri Alakolange, Deshith Gamage, Gayani Gisanthika, Dinithi Sevwandi.
France, Sri Lanka, 2005.
Language: English, Sinhalese.
Subtitles: English.
Subtitles: English.
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| Aksharaya / A Letter of Fire. 2005. |
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