Elegy For A Mother

(2006)

Genres: Drama

Year: 2006

Country: Sri Lanka

Director: Lester James Peries

Cast: මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා, Pradeep Dharmadasa, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gayani Gisanthika, Tissa Abeysekera, Sanath Gunathilake, Douglas Ranasinghe, Daya Thennakoon, Sarath Kothalawala, Thesara Jayawardane

Plot

Sumanawathie's elder son is a Buddhist monk. Her daughter has run from home and married a man who ignores and quarrels with the daughter. Sumanawathie's younger son Saliya gets a job as a soldier. Sumanawathi gets upset as she is left alone in her house. As the film progresses she gets to know that her son has disappeared during a war operation. Her health declines rapidly. After a long time, Saliya comes again to her home alive. Meanwhile her elder son is killed by terrorists when he travels with a team to distribute goods to the poor people.