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Scars

Scars

The other side of paradise

2020
Documentary

Vetri decided to find her fellow former child soldiers. They, like her, fought for the independence of the Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka. Talking together, they open up the traumas of war and reveal stories that were meant to be forgotten.

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Kloos & Co., Witfilm, Chilli Productions

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PL

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