For a Son - 2016

For a Son 2016 Directed by Suranga Deshapriya Katugampala පුතෙකුට

Sunita, a middle-aged Sri Lankan woman, lives with her teenage son on the outskirts of a northern Italian city where she works as a caregiver. The relationship between mother and son is fraught with tension and silence. Having grown up in Italy, the boy is a cultural hybrid his mother struggles to understand, as she fights to live in a country to which she does not want to belong.

Country Sri Lanka

Production Country Italy

Language Sinhalese

Spoken Languages Italian , Sinhalese

Production Company Gina Films

Release Date 19 November 2016

75 mins