Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I

Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.

• Dharmasiri BandaranayakeDirector
• Dharmasiri BandaranayakeScreenplay

• Swarna MallawarachchiNona Hami
• Jackson AnthonyPeduru
• Ravindra RandeniyaMuhandiram
• Hemasiri LiyanageNona Hami's Father
• Somy RathnayakeArachchi
• Miyuri SamarasinghePeduru's Mother
• W. JayasiriOfficer (Ralahami)
• Suvineetha WeerasingheArachchi Hamine
• Ravindra YasasPuramipiya
• Lalitha SarachchandraNona Hami's Mother
• Dharmadasa KuruppuBabonchi