'Freedom Speaks' - an eye-opener on SL
Sandasen MARASINGHE
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa graced the official launching
of the Freedom Speaks documentary movie produced by a group of young
enthusiastic film makers for the uninformed world that unknowingly
supported terrorism in Sri Lanka, on Tuesday evening, at the Tharanganee
cinema hall in Sri Lanka Film Corporation premises.
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
at the official launching of ‘Freedom Speaks’. Picture by
Wasitha Patabendige |
'Freedom Speaks' reveals unspoken ground reality of Sri Lanka's war
is an investigative documentary movie based on true ground witness
accounts of the war. The film which was directed by Suneth Malinga
Lokuhewa and edited by Jeevan Chandimal reveals untold harrowing
experiences of terrorism endured by those innocent Tamil people whose
lives were ripped apart for three decades.
Senior Attorney Gomin Dayasiri delivering the keynote address stated
that the documentary brings out life under the LTTE rule, the largest
rescue operation conducted by the Sri Lankan security forces, ever known
to the mankind, the resettlement drive etc.
He also stated that the remarkable fact in the documentary was that
every source in the documentary is identified and authenticated to lend
credibility to their stories. "The documentary sends a message loud and
clear to the targeted Western audiences", he said.
The director of the documentary delivering the introductory speech
said that "Freedom Speaks" is for the ignorant world that unknowingly
supported terrorism in Sri Lanka. He added that it is against malicious
lies spread around the world about our country by vicious individuals
and organizations wanting us back in war.
The 40 minute documentary was screened in the presence of a
distinguished gathering which included Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief
Marshal Roshan Gunathilake, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath
Jayasuriya and Air Force Commander Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama,
foreign dignitaries, media personnel and NGO representatives.
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