White Flowers for the Dead
1978, Sinhalese. Directed by Lester James Peries.
Dr. Sarath (Tony Ranasinghe) domineers over his timid wife Vineetha (Sriyani Amarasena). When she is to have a Caesarean delivery of their baby, Sarath refuses to be present even though he himself is a doctor. She dies during surgery and Sarath is forced to live with the spectre of his wife hanging over him.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
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- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Original title
- අහසින් පොළොවට
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Written by
- Tissa Abeysekera
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White Flowers for the Dead runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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White Flowers for the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed White Flowers for the Dead?
White Flowers for the Dead (1978) was directed by Lester James Peries and stars Tony Ranasinghe, Shriyani Amarasena, Vijaya Kumaratunga.