Movie
Mangrove Island
1976 · 92 min
A gentle, slow-paced coming-of-age story with a rebellious spirit, set against a rural island backdrop, carrying a quiet emotional weight.
- Directed by
- Lester James Peries
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Joe Abeywickrama, Ajith Jinadasa, David Dharmakithri
- Overview
- Madol Duwa (Mangrove Island) is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith Jinadasa as Upali, a young rebellious youth who travels to a small island to get away from the restrictive society around him. The film is based on Martin Wickremasinghe's 1947 novel Madol Doova. It was a commercial success
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Coming-of-age, family, rebellion, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Lester James Peries
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Joe Abeywickrama, Ajith Jinadasa, David Dharmakithri
