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"Charting the course of Sri Lankan cinema in the context of the Ethnic War and its Aftermath (1983-2010) »

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This paper seeks to discuss the evolution of the Sri Lankan film industry during the near three decades marked by what has come to be termed as the Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2010) . As Sri Lanka became a security state, stricken by decades of political instability and economic hardship, it also clipped the wings of the film art and industry already fraught with problems since the late 1970s. If the early years of the ethnic conflict were unparalleled for their barrenness in the number of war-inspired cinema with only occasional shudders of creativity, (though the production of mainstream, often mediocre films continued at a good pace), a number of worthy films were produced in the late 1990s that explored and exploited with brio the island’s seemingly endless ethnic hostilities. Defying numerous restrictions resulting from the on-going war, but also, more importantly, the government ban on media and artistic expressions, a number of directors threw the gauntlet at the Sri Lankan State and posed a serious challenge to its preoccupation with how the country was perceived abroad using censorship as a tool. Further, born out of the crisis, this war-inspired cinema raised worldwide awareness of the Sri Lankan predicament and drew the island again into the ambit of international festivals.

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hal-04890208 , version 1 (16-01-2025)

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Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin. "Charting the course of Sri Lankan cinema in the context of the Ethnic War and its Aftermath (1983-2010) ». Carnets de Recherches de l'océan Indien, 2024. ⟨hal-04890208⟩
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