For a Son (2016)

Sunita, a middle-aged Sri Lankan woman, lives with her teenage son on the outskirts of a northern Italian city where she works as a caregiver. The relationship between mother and son is fraught with tension and silence. Having grown up in Italy, the boy is a cultural hybrid his mother struggles to understand, as she fights to live in a country to which she does not want to belong.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Julian Wijesekara

N

Nella Pozzerle

L

Louis Shirantha Fernando

I

Isabella Dilavello

V

Vishan Maduka Fernando

Kaushalya Fernando

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