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This Land Belongs to the Army is a film of genre Documentary

This Land Belongs to the Army (2014)

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Length 49minutes

This Land Belongs to the Army is a 2014 documentary film by young Indian journalist and filmmaker Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran. This film shows Sri Lankan civil war and shows the current post-war status of Sri Lanka. It also shows several controversial acts by the Sri Lankan government and the armed forces including Sinhalization and Land grabbing by the military.
The film also features new testimonies from Tamil victims and an exclusive interview with a who is said to be a Sri Lankan Army officer, who speaks about the use of chemical and heavy weapons during the civil war.

The film maker was detained by the Sri Lankan State Forces under terrorism charges but the film was completed by January 2014.
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The movie begins by introducing Sri Lanka as a paradise, viewed by many as the land of Buddha. The white sand beaches in the Sinhalese south are shown, as well as tranquil Buddhist temples.

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