Shiva's Daughter

"Shiva's daughter" A Movie An English movie. Background of the story. This is an emotional love story which ends in tragedy. Both Parents oppose to their children's loving relationship because they are of different communities from Sri Lanka known as the Tamils and the Sinhalese. This story is period based, which happens within six months in London during the peak of the war of Sri Lanka in 2009. Characters of the film. Danny is a Sri-Lankan Sinhalese by birth who is in his mid-thirties. He is a Doctoral student reading PHD finals in International relations specializing in "Conflict resolution". Also, Danny is a pacifist who is not interested in Governmental politics in Sri Lanka. Danny is been adopted in London by his Uncles Joy since Danny's mum passed away in Sri Lanka. Joy is Sarath's wife's brother. Joy too has a brother in London called Raj who is another Uncle for Danny. However, all Danny's expenses and the cost of his private education in London are being funded by his biological father Sarath. Sarath is rich and also a Deputy Foreign Minister of the Government of Sri Lanka. Dammi is a Sri-Lankan Tamil born in Paris who is now in her early thirties. She reads LLB finals in Middlesex University. Dammi is the only daughter of Shiva who is an educated Tamil Gentleman. Shiva is a strong activist in human rights and a forerunner among the Tamil protesters in London whose aim is to stop the war in Sri Lanka to save thousands of Tamils trapped in the war zone. Shiva and his daughter Dammi live in London, having been the asylum seekers in Paris on the basis that they were the victims of the communal riot in 1983 in the Capital City of Sri Lanka where Shiva lost his only son to the rioting mob. Synopsis. The movie commences by showing how the Tamils were protesting in London against the war and it ends on the day the war ends while the "Tamil Rebel Leader" is finally killed. However, the Civil war is not the theme of the movie but a love story is. Danny is a Sinhalese and Dammi is a Tamil. They meet each other at the University while Danny visits to Lecturer law students in " Conflict Resolution". Danny's biological father is Sarath who is the Deputy Foreign Minister in Sri Lankan government. He is arrives in the UK on a mission to seek support from the United kingdom for their war against Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka. However his only ambition and dream in his life is to see his son Danny returns home after his PHD to start his career in politics in