Elle s'appelait Sirima (2021)

The film traces Sirima's path to her tragic fate. Sirima, a 24-year-old French-Sri Lankan singer, was stabbed to death by her partner on the night of 6–7 December 1989, just weeks after the release of her debut album, A Part of Me. Sirima's voice left a lasting impression on the passengers of the Chatelet-Les Halles metro station who heard her singing while she was busking there. The metro was her first stage and her first audience. Her voice and her personality inspired a professional musician, saxophonist Philippe Delettrez, whom she came to trust. Together, they composed, wrote and recorded an album at Davout Studio with great musicians and a symphony orchestra. Everything happened very quickly.

Cast (3)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

S

Sirima

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Jacques Goldman

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jones

Self

If you liked Elle s'appelait Sirima, you might also like…

88% match

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

91% match

My Mom Jayne

2025

83% match

Serpentine Dance

1897

81% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

78% match

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012

77% match

S4: The Bob Lazar Story

2026

70% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

67% match

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

65% match

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018

60% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

60% match

Heart of a Dog

2015

60% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

60% match

The Curse of the Dragon

1993

60% match

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

2019

60% match

Woman

2020

60% match

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019

60% match

OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)

2022

60% match

Tony Parker: The Final Shot

2021

60% match

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006