For the first time in the history of Sri Lankan film industry, a movie from the local industry will vie for the Oscars in 2019.
The movie titled 'The Frozen Fire', directed by Anuruddha Jayasinghe is the first Sri Lankan movie to enter in mainstream 'Best Picture' category of Oscars 2019, officials revealed.
The preview show of 'The Frozen Fire' was screened on Tuesday at the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan movies have only entered twice in Oscars before this, that too in the 'Best Foreign Language Film" category.
The movie's plot follows the life of Wijeweera, his close associates and those whose political and personal lives are entwined with his on account of their ideological preferences. The film's makers take the viewer through the turbulent twelve years from Wijeweera's release from jail until his ghastly murder in the late 1980's through the multiple viewpoints of Wijeweera, his family, friends, comrades and detractors.
Source : Colombo Page
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