Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
| Director | Steve Loveridge |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Country | USA |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Language | English, Tamil |
| Format | DCP |
| TMDB | View entry |
Synopsis
She began as Matangi. Daughter of the founder of Sri Lanka’s armed Tamil resistance, she hid from the government in the face of a vicious and bloody civil war. When her family fled to the UK, she became Maya, a precocious and creative immigrant teenager in London. Finally, the world met her as M.I.A. when she emerged on the global stage, having created a mashup, cut-and-paste identity that pulled from every corner of her journey along the way; a sonic sketchbook that blended Tamil politics, art school punk, hip-hop beats and the unwavering, ultra-confident voice of a burgeoning multicultural youth.
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