The story revolves around an impoverished school where there is only one (unwilling) student, Boomba. Inspired by a true story, the film was shot in the state of Assam on the banks of the Brahmaputra River with a mostly nonprofessional cast.
From GOD ON A BALCONY director Biswajeet Bora, BOOMBA RIDE is a scathing comic satire of corruption in India’s rural education system – and one 8-year-old boy (newcomer Indrajit Pegu, in a remarkable performance) who knows how to rig the game for himself.
I am thrilled to know that finally the film will find its theatrical audience in the US and Canada, thanks to Deaf Crocodile and Gratitude Films.”īOOMBA RIDE, 2021, India, 76 min. Says director Prasanna Vithanage, “To bring the story of outcasts of Ceylon to the screen took almost three decades. In Sinhala language with English subtitles. With stunning cinematography by Rajeev Ravi (GANGS OF WASSEYPUR). In the vein of Lina Wertmuller’s SWEPT AWAY, the two polar opposites are slowly forced to depend on each other for survival in the dense Sri Lankan forests while the political conflict between Tamil and Buddhist Sinhala armies tightens the noose around them. “Come down from your palace, dear princess – come down to marry the outcast,” chant the mocking villagers as Tikiri is brutally (and literally) stripped of her jewelry and fine clothes.
The subsequent military disaster forces a Sinhala noblewoman, Tikiri (Dinara Punchihewa, in her debut role) to choose between suicide and marriage to a low-caste outcast Vijaya (Sri Lankan star Sajitha Anuththara, in an irresistible performance). Set in 1814 during the era of repressive British colonial rule in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) and the last days of the Kandyan kingdom, GAADI begins with a collaborationist English agent convincing the local Sinhala Buddhist nobility to attempt to overthrow the rival Tamil king. The movies are slated for theatrical release this fall followed by digital release through partner Grasshopper Films for TVOD / SVOD.įrom Prasanna Vithanage, one of Sri Lanka’s most acclaimed directors, comes GAADI – CHILDREN OF THE SUN, a sweeping historical drama of imperial politics, religion, caste, gender, and impossible love. Continuing their commitment to releasing challenging new arthouse and independent films from India and Southeast Asia, Deaf Crocodile Films and Gratitude Films announce the acquisitions of GAADI – CHILDREN OF THE SUN and BOOMBA RIDE following impressive festival runs for both films.
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