Taiwan / Oct 12, 2025 / Kuan-Du Film Festival
For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.
11min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ruby Hansen | Receptionist |
| Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana | Nurse |
| Celine Dam | Woman on Bus |
| Joshua Cooper | Man on Bus |
| Suren Surendran | K. Santhanam |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Perianayaki |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | தமிழ், English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Last Minute Productions, Script to Screen |
| Release date | 6 agosto 2022 |
| Executive producer | Shuchi Kothari |
| Production | Shreya Gejji |
| Writer | Shreya Gejji |
| Casting | Ahilan Karunaharan |
| Editing | Shailesh Prajapati, Kim Hickey |
| Cinematography | Tim Flower, Nahyeon Lee, Julie Zhu, Milon Tesiram, Tara Ranchhod, Jinki Cambronero, Lu Zheng Wei |
| Assistant directors | Amber Leigh Stevens, Zoey Zhao, Bala Murali Shingade |
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| Lighting | Ryan Wong, Daryl J Wong |
| Camera operators | Nahyeon Lee, Julie Zhu, Milon Tesiram, Tara Ranchhod, Jinki Cambronero, Lu Zheng Wei |
| Additional photography | Nahyeon Lee, Julie Zhu, Milon Tesiram, Tara Ranchhod, Jinki Cambronero, Lu Zheng Wei |
| Production design | Nathalia Luna, Glenn Blomfield, Ryan Wong |
| Art direction | Glenn Blomfield, Nathalia Luna, Ryan Wong |
| Set decoration | Nathalia Luna, Glenn Blomfield, Ryan Wong |
| Music | Marshall Smith, Joey Siasoco, Mike Bloemendal |
| Sound | Joey Siasoco, Marshall Smith, Mike Bloemendal |
| Costume design | Gwen Lin, Geo MacDonald |
| Makeup | Gwen Lin, Geo MacDonald |
| Hairstyling | Gwen Lin, Geo MacDonald |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
New Zealand / Aug 06, 2022 / New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)
Australia / Aug 11, 2022 / Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
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