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Under Mango Trees – Women in the Sri Lankan Civil War

 
 

Sathajini

She escaped from school to join the Tamil Tigers when she was 19 and fought on the battlefront for a sovereign Tamil state «Tamil Eelam».

 
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Help support our five protagonists ! They belong to disadvantaged social groups and are traumatized by their experiences of war and displacement. Despite this, they dedicated themselves fully to this film. Given their circumstances and their commitment, they deserve support.

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They were Tamil Tiger soldiers, civilian victims of attacks, or displaced. Five women from the feuding parties of the Sri Lankan civil war – the Tamils, Sinhalese, and the Muslims – look back. The film contrasts fighters and victims and provides an insight into their traumas and survival strategies.