Soundless Dance

synopsis

2009, the de-facto state of Tamil Eelam is in chaos. The war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), fighting for an independent Tamil state, and the Sinhalese state army has ravaged the island for almost thirty years. Siva, a young Tamil refugee living illegally in France discovers the bitterness of exile. The pain and alienation that inhabit him increases the lived trauma of the war that devastated his childhood. As the conflict enters its most violent phase, Siva progressively loses contact with his family, caught in the crossfire of the two warring factions in the ravaged Vanni region. The spectacle of the bloody photos and videos posted on the internet push him progressively into a waking dream, a mental journey that will lead him to the battlefield and the trail of his family.

about the director

Pradeepan Raveendran was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1981. He is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker. He has been living in Paris, France since 2004, as a political refugee. His first short film ‘A Mango Tree in the Front Yard’ which was an official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 and subsequently nominated for a Golden Bear. His second short film ‘Shadows of Silence’ premiered at Director’s Fortnight’ – Cannes International Film Festival in 2010. Both films were screened at many film festivals. ‘Soundless Dance’ is his debut feature film. He co-founded the Exil Image. The above films are produced through this production.