Perianayaki
For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.
2022•11m
Drama
Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.
Production
New Zealand Film Commission, Last Minute Productions, Script to Screen
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Jeyagowri Sivakumaran
Perianayaki
Aman Bajaj
DJ
Joshua Tan
Wen
Kurt Utai-Laurenson
Harry
Adeline Esther
Gemma
Olivia O'Driscoll
Supermarket Customer
Beth Kayes
Supermarket Worker
Ruby Hansen
Receptionist
Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana
Nurse
Celine Dam
Woman on Bus
Joshua Cooper
Man on Bus
Suren Surendran
K. Santhanam
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