Under Mango Trees - Women in the Sri Lankan Civil War (1970)

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Release Date

01 Jan, 1970

Runtime

01:29: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

They were Tamil Tiger fighters – voluntarily or forcibly recruited –, civil victims of attacks, or displaced. A documentary film about women in the Sri-Lankan civil war, their traumas and the blending of perpetrator and victim situation. Five women from the feuding groups – the Tamils, Sinhalese, and the Muslims, two them now living in Switzerland – reflect about their experiences in the war, their traumas and their hopes.

Original Title

Unter Mangobäumen - Frauen im sri-lankischen Bürgerkrieg

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