No More Tears Sister
2005 Canadian film
- 2005 (2005)
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No More Tears Sister is a 2005 documentary film about the leftist revolutionary Rajini Thiranagama who joined the guerrilla group the Tamil Tigers in reaction to a brutal government crackdown in Sri Lanka. Thiranagama ultimately left the group, however, when she realized it was more a murderous group than a revolutionary force. She was assassinated on September 21, 1989, when she was only 35.[1][2]
No More Tears Sister was written and directed by Helene Klodawsky and was the season premiere for the 19th season of the PBS Point of View series in 2006.[3]
François Dagenais won the Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series,[2][4] and the film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award, at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006.
With so little documentary footage available, the film makes extensive use of dramatic recreations.[2]
References
- ^ PBS Synopsis
- ^ a b c Bianculli, David (27 June 2006). "Driven To 'Tears' By Ethnic Conflict" (Review). New York Daily News. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Gemini nominations an odd mix: TV awards show will be staged in Richmond Nov. 4 -- a first". Vancouver Sun, August 30, 2006.
- ^ "No More Tears Sister". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
External links
- Official Site
- No More Tears Sister on IMDb
- P.O.V. No More Tears Sister - PBS's site dedicated to the film
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