7. Me Mage Sandai (2000)

Alternative title: This Is My Moon

Language: Sinhala

Director: Asoka Handagama

Running time: 104 mins

Starring: Saumya Liyanage, Dilhani Ekanayake, Linton Semage

Asoka Handagama's provocative film set against the backdrop of Sri Lankan ethnic strife looks at the rape of a Tamil woman by a Sinhala soldier who subsequently deserts. When the woman and the deserter make their way to into a poverty-stricken Sinhala village, they cause confusion in the life of the villagers. Like Prasanna Vithanage, Handagama also critiques the institutionalisation of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. He also looks at the larger issue of the glorification of war destroying life. In the director's own words. "I really want this film to make people talk about what is happening in the country. While this film is a creation of my imagination, it is inspired by reality and my observations on society in Sri Lanka. This is my contribution to what is happening."