During a Mayoral election in a small town in the Hill Capital Read More »
Tag Archives: Sri Lanka
Between Two Worlds / Delowak Athara (1966) Lester James Peries, Sunila Abeysekera, Suwineetha Abeysekera, Tissa Abeysekera
The son of a newly rich industrialist becomes embroiled in a murder cover-up. Read More »
The Wasps Are Here / Bambaru Avith (1978) Darmasena Pathiraja, Joe Abeywickrama, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Ruby de Mel
A story about the clash between urban entrepreneurs and local fishermen in Kalpitiya Read More »
Her. Him. The Other / Thundenek (2018) Asoka Handagama, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Prasanna Vithanage, Dharshana Vidya Aravinda, Mohamed Atheef, F. Jules Colin
Three Sri Lankan filmmakers renowned for their internationally acclaimed films based Read More »
Between Two Worlds / Ahasin Wetei (2009) Vimukthi Jayasundara, Thusitha Laknath, Kaushalaya Fernando, Lu Huang
The young man fell from the sky. Communication relay burns. Read More »
The Treasure AKA Nidhanaya (1972) Lester James Peries, K.L. Coranelis Appuhamy, Kumarasinghe Appuhamy, Saman Bokalawala
This dark, brooding Sri Lankan classic chronicles the tale of Willie Abeynayake (Gamini Fonseka) Read More »
The Line of Destiny (1956) Lester James Peries, Somapala Dharmapriya, Myrtle Fernando, Shesha Palihakkara
A sprawling portrait of rural life in Sri Lanka; the story revolves around a boy Read More »
August Sun (2003) Prasanna Vithanage, Peter D’Almeida, Nimmi Harasgama, Mohamed Rahfiulla
For two blistering days of August, a Muslim child struggles to keep his dog Read More »
Changes in the Village (1963) Lester James Peries, Punya Hiendeniya, Henry Jayasena, Wickrema Bogoda
Piyal (Henry Jayasena) is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda (Punya Heendeniya), a member of a high class family. Read More »