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Sri Lankan filmmaker Jude Ratnam on the challenges of confronting the legacy of his country’s brutal civil war.
From: Witness
Demons in Paradise: Memories of Sri Lanka’s Civil War
A Tamil filmmaker living in Sri Lanka reflects upon the experience and impact of three decades of civil war.
31 Jan 2018
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