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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = A Gun & a Ring<br />
| image = File:A_Gun_&_A_Ring.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Lenin M. Sivam]]<br />
| writer = Lenin M. Sivam<br />
| starring = Jon Berrie<br />Thenuka K<br />Baskar M<br />Mathivasan S<br />Kandasamy G<br />David B George<br />[[Arthur Simeon]]<br />
| music = [[Pravin Mani]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Suresh Rohin]]<br />
| producer = Vishnu Muralee<br />
| editing = Pras Lingam & Lenin M. Sivam<br />
| studio = Eyecatch Multimedia Inc<br />
| released = <br />
| runtime = 104 minutes<br />
| country = Canada<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''A Gun & a Ring''''' is a 2013 Canadian [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Lenin M. Sivam]]. The film explores the harsh realities faced by different generations of [[Toronto]] [[Sri Lankan Canadians|Sri Lankans]]. It was nominated for Golden Goblet Award <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.com/InformationEn/ViewNews.aspx?CategoryID=3242fa27-c8a9-4dba-9f75-0a682b6b0586&SubCategoryID=f0e6f83d-2066-46ad-a1d2-86460297c619&ParentCategoryID=f0e6f83d-2066-46ad-a1d2-86460297c619/ |title=Golden Goblet Award Nominees 2013 |publisher=SIFF |accessdate=May 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101090837/http://www.siff.com/InformationEn/ViewNews.aspx?CategoryID=3242fa27-c8a9-4dba-9f75-0a682b6b0586&SubCategoryID=f0e6f83d-2066-46ad-a1d2-86460297c619&ParentCategoryID=f0e6f83d-2066-46ad-a1d2-86460297c619%2F |archivedate=January 1, 2014 }}</ref> at the 16th [[Shanghai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/shanghai-has-action-packed-competition|title= Shanghai has action-packed competition|publisher= FBA|accessdate= May 20, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130622163510/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/shanghai-has-action-packed-competition|archive-date= 2013-06-22|url-status= dead}}</ref> It was also officially selected for the 37th [[Montreal World Film Festival]] (WFF) took place August 22 to September 2, 2013 to present under "Focus on World Cinema".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/98-en_a-gun-a-ring.html |title=Official Selection at The World Film Festival |publisher=WFF |accessdate=Aug 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916074528/http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/98-en_a-gun-a-ring.html |archivedate=2013-09-16 }}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film explores the intertwined stories of seemingly ordinary people over a two-week period in Toronto. A young man, Gnanam, who attributes all his failures to his dark past and tries to confront it once and for all; a passionate detective, John, who questions his integrity and passion after making a fateful call; a depressed gay teenager, Aathi, who blames his father and his ideology for the suicidal death of his lover; a compassionate widower, Sornam, who is too preoccupied with the war back in Sri Lanka to protect his daughter from harm's way; a grieving man, Ariyam, who questions his immigrant life in Canada after the tragic death of his only son; and a brave young war victim, Aby, who arrives at a Canadian airport with the hope of a fresh start only to find that she's been abandoned by her fiancé. The film tries to delve deeper into the harsh realities faced by different generations of immigrants as they try to build a life in the adopted land yet unable to let go of their pasts. All these characters are indirectly linked through a Gun and a Ring.<br />
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== Recognitions ==<br />
*'''Golden Goblet Award Nominee''', [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] in June, 2013<br />
*'''Official Selection''', [[Montreal World Film Festival]] in August, 2013<br />
*'''Official Selection''', Louisville's International Festival of Film in October, 2013<br />
*'''Official Selection''', American CineRockom International Film Festival in October, 2013<br />
*'''Best Film Award Nominee''', Hamilton Film Festival in November, 2013<br />
*'''Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress Awards''', Norway Tamil Film Festival in April, 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ntff.no/news/Tamilar%20Awards%202014|title= Best Film Award at The Norway Tamil Film Festival|access-date= 2014-05-20|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170519164651/http://www.ntff.no/news/Tamilar%20Awards%202014|archive-date= 2017-05-19|url-status= dead}}</ref><br />
*'''Privilege screening''', Chennai Women's International Film Festival in May, 2014<br />
*'''Official Selection''', International Film Festival of Colombo in September, 2014<br />
*'''Best Film, Best Director, Best Editor, Best Actor and Best Actress Awards ''', Chennai Kalakam Awards in October, 2014<br />
*'''Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editor, Best Actress, Best Villain, Best Composer and Best Child Artist Awards ''', Canadian Tamil Film Awards in May, 2015 <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thetamilmirror.com/tamil-film-awards-gala-may-2-2015-toronto/|title= Canadian Tamil Film Awards Gala, May 2, 2015, Toronto.}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*Jon Berrie as ''Detective John''<br />
*Thenuka Kantharajah as ''Aby''<br />
*Baskar Mahendran as ''Gnanam''<br />
*Mathivasan Seenivasagam as ''Sornam''<br />
*Kandasamy Gangatharan as ''Ariyam''<br />
*Shelly Antony as ''Aathi''<br />
*David Brandon George as ''George''<br />
*Sekar Thambirajah as ''Navam''<br />
*Arthur Simeon as ''Abit''<br />
*Selvajothy Ravindran as ''Latha''<br />
*Gobi Thiru as ''Senthil''<br />
*Michael Johnson as ''Detective Peter''<br />
*Bhavani Somasundaram as ''Kala''<br />
*Kiruthika Thusyanthan as ''Sevanthi''<br />
*Mayoora Manokararasan as ''Malar''<br />
*Thenusha Yogathasan as ''Meenu''<br />
*Parthi Puvan as ''Malar's boyfriend''<br />
*Kokilan Maheswaran as ''Raj''<br />
*Suthan Mahalingam as ''Alex''<br />
*Christine Wall as ''Shelter Manager''<br />
*Edward Konzelman as ''Restaurant Manager''<br />
*Komeswaran Annalingam as ''Young Gnanam''<br />
*Nisar Nagalay as ''Muthupandi''<br />
*Vijay as ''Sideman''<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|2748544| A Gun & a Ring}}<br />
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