The Month of October
Synopsis
This documentary describes the high rate of suicides in rural Sri Lanka and shows that often people harm themselves to communicate their feelings. It looks into the social cultural and religious reasons for this act of self harm.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 56 mins
- Format
- Beta, DVD
- Director
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Heshani Edward
- Producer
- Heshani Edward
- Editor
- Umesh Fernando
- Screenwriter
- Heshani Edward, Chandi Jayawickrama
- Director of Photography
- C Athukorala
- Sound
- Ruwan Prasad
- Composer
- PAK Ruwan
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
heshanie@gmail.com
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