SAARC Film Day-Series 2012

"The Kite Runner" a film based in Afghanistan by Marc Forster will be screened tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. at the National Film Corporation Cinema Hall. The screening is Organised by SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) Colombo.

The Film is the first one in a series of films that will be screened, organised by the Centre in an attempt to bring member states of the SAARC region together embracing culture and recognising unity through diversity. The movie, is a fascinating historic epic, set in the 20th century Afghanistan in 1978. The story is plotted in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, the much privileged life of Amir, with his Baba( father) a life where Hassan, son of his servant, natures up not only as a playmate, but as a kite runner, and loyal friend who always stood up for Amir against the local bully.

The story revolved around the friendship between the two, but reflects other parts of like... the war torn Afghanistan with Russian invasion, that make Amir and his father leave their home on a dark night.

They escape to America, where they make a new home in San Francisco.

It is a splendid blend of cast, location, and strength of characters, played by the actors with impressive performance .

The director of the film, Marc Forster, brings to life Khaled Hosseini's book with a globally diverse cast and crew, mixing a remarkable group of non actors from Afghanistan and Central Asia, with an accomplished international cast. The result is a journey into a new world, - through a universal human story that speaks to anyone who has ever yearned for a second chance to make a change and find forgiveness.

Mandala

The 17th exhibition of paintings by Champani Devika Devaraj entitled Mandala will be held on January 27 at Lionel Wend Art Gallery. The speciality of the painting is that they are based on the dawn of prosperity.