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Sulanga Gini Aran
official poster
Directed byVimukthi Jayasundara
Written byVimukthi Jayasundara
Produced byVimukthi Jayasundara
StarringKaushalaya Fernando
Mahendra Perera
Ruvin De Silva
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Dhanushka Gunathilake
Edited bySaman Alvitigala
Music byLakshman Joseph De Saram
Release dates
  • 2015 (2015) (Locarno)
  • 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17) (Sri Lanka)
Running time
82 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Sulanga Gini Aran (Dark in the White Light) (Sinhala: සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala psychodrama film directed and produced by Vimukthi Jayasundara. It stars Kaushalaya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Ruvin De Silva and Steve De La Zilwa. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.[1][2][3] Though it premiered internationally in 2015, the film released in Sri Lanka in 2017. It is the 1252nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]

The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[5]

International recognition

It was screened in many international film festivals such as Festival del film Locarno,[6] and Dubai International Film Festival.[7][8][9]

  • Locarno International Film Festival 2015 - Nominated Golden Leopard
  • TOKYO FILMeX 2015 - Jury Special Mention
  • Festival des 3 Continents 2015 - Competition
  • International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific countries in Vladivostok - Competition

Plot

Cast

  • Steve De La Zilwa as Surgeon
  • Ruvin De Silva as Monk
  • Kaushalaya Fernando
  • Mahendra Perera as Human organ trafficker
  • Suranga Ranawaka
  • Bandula Vithanage
  • Roshan Ravindra
  • Sulochana Weerasinghe
  • Thilakshini Rathnayake

References

  1. ^ "SULANGA GINI ARAN". suriyakantha. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "The Director and Achievement of the Film "Dark in the White Light":". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "සුරංග අල්විස්ගේ අලුත්ම පික්චර් එක – Hora Police Sinhala Movie Trailer – 2016". cinema.lk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "'Dark in the White Light' ('Sulanga gini aran'): Vladivostok Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Concorso internazionale: Sulanga gini aran (Dark in the White Light)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Dubai International Film Festival: SULANGA GINI ARAN (DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT )". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT (SULANGA GINI ARAN) (2015)". berlinale-talents. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT". Brisbane asia pacific film festival. Retrieved 17 March 2017.