Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Academy Museum, Los Angeles
Set in rural Sri Lanka, Sumitra Peries’s poetic debut tells the heartbreaking tale of two sisters whose dreams come to nought in the face of insurmountable class barriers. Kusum (Vasanthi Chathurani) falls in love with Nimal (Ajith Jinadasa), an upper-class boy in whose house she works. Nimal’s outraged mother fires Kusum, ending the couple’s romance. Her happy-go-lucky sister Soma’s (Jenita Samaraweera) dreams of becoming a beauty queen are shattered when she becomes pregnant. The story progresses as a lyrical exploration of the end of innocence and romantic dreams. Adapted from the Cannes Film Festival.