Blood and Water

When the 2004 tsunami hit the coast of Sri Lanka, 65-year-old Anton Ambrose's wife and daughter were killed. "In five minutes," he says, "I lost everything." A year later, Anton returns to Sri Lanka. With him is his nephew, award-winning filmmaker Rohan Fernando. A Tamil, Anton moved to California in the 1970s and became a very successful gynecologist. His daughter, Orlantha, made the opposite journey, returning to Sri Lanka where she ran a non-profit group that gave underprivileged children free violin lessons. Blood and Water is the story of one man's search for meaning in the face of overwhelming loss, but it is also filled with improbable characters, unintentional comedy and situational ironies.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

77 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Rohan Fernando

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Anton Ambrose

Cezhan Ambrose

Anusha Krishnadasan

Shondale Bostick

Ann Claire Van Shaik

Crew:
Rohan Fernando

Director

Rohan Fernando

Writer

Rohan Fernando

Location Sound Recordist

Kent Martin

Producer

Rohan Fernando

Cinematography