The Forsaken Land

Jayasundara dispenses with conventional story pacing to alternate long, static scenes with moments of revelatory lust or violence...

A stark, lyrical and affecting portrait of war's aftermath as seen from the edges of the old conflict.

At the final credits, you don't really know much more about these folks than you did at the opening credits. But you've done a good deed for your eyes.

Jayasun and his cinematographer, Channa Deshapriya have done an outstanding job, giving meaningfulness to an environment where almost nothing happens, and presenting the concept that war and consequently death are always present.