Perianayaki

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MOVIE

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.

Release Date

2022-08-06

Year

2022

Duration

11m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

#immigrant#new-zealand#sri-lanka#social-justice

Cast

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Jeyagowri Sivakumaran

Perianayaki

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Aman Bajaj

DJ

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Joshua Tan

Wen

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Kurt Utai-Laurenson

Harry

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Adeline Esther

Gemma

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Olivia O'Driscoll

Supermarket Customer

Beth Kayes

Beth Kayes

Supermarket Worker

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Ruby Hansen

Receptionist

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Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana

Nurse

Celine Dam

Celine Dam

Woman on Bus