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Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 15, 2021. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews,...
View All (1) Critics Reviews Steve Rose Guardian This is an emblematic clash of urban/western values versus rural/traditional ones, but the themes are treated with subtlety and even-handedness.
- Darmasena Pathiraja
- Drama
- Vijaya Kumaratunga
The title is a pointed allegory for the wasps which feast on the nectar from flowers just as the city folks who disrupt the peaceful village. It is disguised simply as a film about conflicts between city folks and villagers.
Jan 21, 2020 · In Sri Lanka, The Wasps Are Here, a film made by Darmasena Pathiraja in 1978, is regarded as one of the very best examples of home-grown cinema. Its reputation has encouraged the Asian Film Archive to make a 4K restoration and it is that which reaches us now on Mubi.
- Mansel Stimpson
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Saw a brilliant restoration at the Asian Film Archive. The film was shown as part of Sri Lanka’s 75th independence celebrations. I thought this was a fun movie that touches on themes of exploitation and capitalism. Honestly, the performances are extrem
The island setting is at once beguiling and menacing, and the sense of impending doom gives "The Wasps Are Here" a noir feel that contrasts nicely with the poetic naturalism. In the end, this is a movie about the fall of a certain kind of Eden, and how it heralds the arrival of a more permanent police presence and a more oppressive,…