The Best Defense terrorism film festival awards one thumb up to ‘The Terrorist’
Made in India in 1998 about Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels. Not a great film. A bit slow. Characters a bit wooden. But still it wrestles with how someone becomes a suicide bomber. And lovely cinematography. Flawed, but worth watching. (And supposedly it was made for just $50,000, which is extraordinary, given the lush feel of ...
Made in India in 1998 about Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels. Not a great film. A bit slow. Characters a bit wooden. But still it wrestles with how someone becomes a suicide bomber. And lovely cinematography. Flawed, but worth watching. (And supposedly it was made for just $50,000, which is extraordinary, given the lush feel of the film -- I mean, that's probably less than the cocaine budget for some Hollywood films.) So yes, I think this goes on the top 10 list.
Made in India in 1998 about Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels. Not a great film. A bit slow. Characters a bit wooden. But still it wrestles with how someone becomes a suicide bomber. And lovely cinematography. Flawed, but worth watching. (And supposedly it was made for just $50,000, which is extraordinary, given the lush feel of the film — I mean, that’s probably less than the cocaine budget for some Hollywood films.) So yes, I think this goes on the top 10 list.
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