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'''''My Daughter the Terrorist''''' is a 2007 [[documentary film]] about ‘twenty-four-year-olds Dharsika and Puhalchudar living and fighting side-by-side for seven years as part of the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE) elite force, the [[Black Tigers]]. The women describe their traumatic experiences at the hands of the [[Sri Lankan army]], which led them to join the guerrilla group.<ref name="wmm">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmm.com/filmCatalog/pages/c714.shtml|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.wmm.com|date=2007|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="unaff">{{cite web|url=http://www.unaff.org/2008/f_my.html|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.unaff.org|date=2008|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref>
'''''My Daughter the Terrorist''''' is a 2007 [[documentary film]] about ‘twenty-four-year-olds Dharsika and Puhalchudar living and fighting side-by-side for seven years as part of the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE) elite force, the [[Black Tigers]]. The women describe their traumatic experiences at the hands of the [[Sri Lankan army]], which led them to join the guerrilla group.<ref name="wmm">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmm.com/filmCatalog/pages/c714.shtml|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.wmm.com|date=2007|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="unaff">{{cite web|url=http://www.unaff.org/2008/f_my.html|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.unaff.org|date=2008|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref>


Dharsika’s father died in the war and was left with her mother struggling to bring up her family in a war-torn society.<ref name="snitt'>{{cite web|url=http://www.snitt.no/mdtt/prints/synopsis.htm|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.snitt.no|date=2006|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> Growing up in a [[Catholic]] family, Dharsika wanted to be a [[nun]], but later joined the LTTE after the death of her father. Puhalchudar was lost her home with her family and ended up in a [[displaced persons camp]], describing the horrific conditions they faced at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/14/my-daughter-the-terrorist/|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.cnn.com|date=12 December 2009|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> Dharsika’s mother hopes to meet her daughter and Puhalchudar, during the rebel groups Heroes Day Memorial, also known as [[Maaveerar Naal]], only to place flowers on the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier| grave of the unknown soldier]].<ref name="snitt'/>
Dharsika’s father died in the war and was left with her mother struggling to bring up her family in a war-torn society.<ref name="snitt'>{{cite web|url=http://www.snitt.no/mdtt/prints/synopsis.htm|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.snitt.no|date=2006|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> Growing up in a [[Catholic]] family, Dharsika wanted to be a [[nun]], but later joined the LTTE after the death of her father. Puhalchudar lost her home with her family and ended up in a [[displaced persons camp]], describing the horrific conditions they faced at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/14/my-daughter-the-terrorist/|title= My Daughter the Terrorist|publisher=www.cnn.com|date=12 December 2009|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> Dharsika’s mother hopes to meet her daughter and Puhalchudar, during the rebel groups Heroes Day Memorial, also known as [[Maaveerar Naal]], only to place flowers on the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier| grave of the unknown soldier]].<ref name="snitt'/>


''My Daughter the Terrorist'' is a film by Beate Arnestad, produced by Morten Daae that received the award for Best International Feature-length Documentary at the Message to Man International Film Festival in 2017<ref name="wmm"/> and was shown at the 11th [[UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival)|United Nations Association Film Festival]] in 2008.<ref name="unaff"/> It also premiered at international [[film festivals]] in the [[United States]], [[Belgium]], [[Canada]], [[Italy]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Bogota]], [[Norway]], and [[Taiwan]].<ref name="wmm"/>
''My Daughter the Terrorist'' is a film by Beate Arnestad, produced by Morten Daae that received the award for Best International Feature-length Documentary at the Message to Man International Film Festival in 2017<ref name="wmm"/> and was shown at the 11th [[UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival)|United Nations Association Film Festival]] in 2008.<ref name="unaff"/> It also premiered at international [[film festivals]] in the [[United States]], [[Belgium]], [[Canada]], [[Italy]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Bogota]], [[Norway]], and [[Taiwan]].<ref name="wmm"/>

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My Daughter the Terrorist
GenreDocumentary
Directed byBeate Arnestad
Country of originNorway
Production
ProducerMorten Daae
Production locationSri Lanka
Running time52 Minutes

My Daughter the Terrorist is a 2007 documentary film about ‘twenty-four-year-olds Dharsika and Puhalchudar living and fighting side-by-side for seven years as part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) elite force, the Black Tigers. The women describe their traumatic experiences at the hands of the Sri Lankan army, which led them to join the guerrilla group.[1][2]

Dharsika’s father died in the war and was left with her mother struggling to bring up her family in a war-torn society.[3] Growing up in a Catholic family, Dharsika wanted to be a nun, but later joined the LTTE after the death of her father. Puhalchudar lost her home with her family and ended up in a displaced persons camp, describing the horrific conditions they faced at a young age.[4] Dharsika’s mother hopes to meet her daughter and Puhalchudar, during the rebel groups Heroes Day Memorial, also known as Maaveerar Naal, only to place flowers on the grave of the unknown soldier.[3]

My Daughter the Terrorist is a film by Beate Arnestad, produced by Morten Daae that received the award for Best International Feature-length Documentary at the Message to Man International Film Festival in 2017[1] and was shown at the 11th United Nations Association Film Festival in 2008.[2] It also premiered at international film festivals in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Bogota, Norway, and Taiwan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "My Daughter the Terrorist". www.wmm.com. 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "My Daughter the Terrorist". www.unaff.org. 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "My Daughter the Terrorist". www.snitt.no. 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "My Daughter the Terrorist". www.cnn.com. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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