24 Sep 2008
The Class
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
Perianayaki
For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.
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.
Top Billed 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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