Perianayaki

For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.

Aug 06, 2022 11m

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Drama

Synopsis

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.

Title	Perianayaki
Companies	New Zealand Film Commission, Last Minute Productions, Script to Screen
Countries	New Zealand
Keywords	immigrant, new zealand, sri lanka, social justice