Summary When fire runners pay homage to the war god Skanda every year in Kataragama, the old hostility between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Sinhalese rests. Once a year there is peace in the land formerly called Ceylon. Already for Marco Polo today's Sri Lanka was close to paradise - but only nearby.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 3, 1998
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary When fire runners pay homage to the war god Skanda every year in Kataragama, the old hostility between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Sinhalese rests. Once a year there is peace in the land formerly called Ceylon. Already for Marco Polo today's Sri Lanka was close to paradise - but only nearby.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 3, 1998
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions