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Sumitra Peries’s The Girls: how a landmark Sri Lankan film captures the agony of girlhood
A groundbreaking Sri Lankan film with a uniquely feminine perspective, The Girls (Gehenu Lamai) wowed critics in the late 1970s and is now returning in a new restoration.
By Uditha Devapriya
Sumitra Peries’s The Girls: how a landmark Sri Lankan film captures the agony of girlhood