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Stories Set in Sri Lanka
Ondaatje's island, tea-estate bungalows, civil-war ghosts and elephant passes — Ceylon's stories smell of cinnamon and rain. Start with these ten, then open Sri Lanka on StoryTerra's map.
Open Sri Lanka on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Sri Lanka
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Browse 17 books and 21 movies set in Sri Lanka.

A Private War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Monkey Kingdom
A newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.

Kannathil Muthamittal
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.

Madras Cafe
An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.

Pravegaya
A Young man fights for his lost bike with courage. Honest Gangster with his foolish brother who destroyed everything. This is a remake of Tamil movie Polladhavan aka.Ruthless Man (2007)

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
In her ground-breaking reporting from Iraq, Naomi Klein exposed how the trauma of invasion was being exploited to remake the country in the interest of foreign corporations. She called it "disaster capitalism." Covering…

A Common Man
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of…

Born Wild: The Next Generation
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day National Geographic presents BORN WILD: THE NEXT GENERATION hosted by “Good Morning America’s” co-anchor Robin Roberts. The one-hour television event presents stories…
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