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Perianayaki

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

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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.

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Released
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Language
Tamil
  • immigrant
  • new zealand
  • sri lanka
  • social justice

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New Zealand

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical (limited)Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)11 Aug 2022
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Theatrical (limited)New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)6 Aug 2022
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereKuan-Du Film Festival12 Oct 2025

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Perianayaki was released on 6 August 2022.

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