This Land Belongs to the Army
This Land Belongs to the Army is a 2014 documentary film by young Indian journalist and filmmaker Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran. This film exposes the genocidal war waged by the Sri Lankan Army and shows for the first time, the current uncensored reality in post war Sri Lanka. It exposes the Sri Lankan government's policy of demographically changing the minority land by Language/ethnicity and forced land occupation by the Sri Lankan army. The film also features new testimonies from Tamil genocide victims and an exclusive interview with a Sri Lankan Army officer, who confesses to the indiscriminate use of chemical and heavy weapons against the Tamil population. The Sri Lankan government repeatedly claims that peace and freedom was brought to the Tamils after it's military conquest. However, it's army of occupation rules the North-East with an iron grip and prevents free media access. The film maker himself was illegally detained by the Sri Lankan State Forces under the charges of 'terrorism' for simply taking shots for this film. Despite these dangerous risks to his life, the film was completed by January 2014. ==========================
- Released
- 2014
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Release year: 2014
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This Land Belongs to the Army is a 2014 documentary film by young Indian journalist and filmmaker Maga.Tamizh Prabhagaran. This film exposes the genocidal war waged by the Sri Lankan Army and shows for the first time, the current uncensored reality in post war Sri Lanka. It exposes the Sri Lankan government's policy of demographically changing the minority land by Language/ethnicity and forced land occupation by the Sri Lankan army. The film also features new testimonies from Tamil genocide victims and an exclusive interview with a Sri Lankan Army officer, who confesses to the indiscriminate use of chemical and heavy weapons against the Tamil population. The Sri Lankan government repeatedly claims that peace and freedom was brought to the Tamils after it's military conquest. However, it's army of occupation rules the North-East with an iron grip and prevents free media access. The film maker himself was illegally detained by the Sri Lankan State Forces under the charges of 'terrorism' for simply taking shots for this film. Despite these dangerous risks to his life, the film was completed by January 2014. ==========================