The Forsaken Land
| The Forsaken Land Sulanga Enu Pinisa සුළඟ එනු පිණිස | |
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| Directed by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Written by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Produced by | Phillip Amril Francisco Vilolobos |
| Starring | Kaushalaya Fernando Mahendra Perera Nilupuli Jayawardena |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Gisèle Rapp-Meichler |
| Music by | Nadeeka Guruge |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
The Forsaken Land (Sulanga Enu Pinisa) (Sinhala: සුළඟ එනු පිණිස) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara and co[produced by Phillip Amril and Francisco Vilolobos. It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Nilupuli Jayawardena and Hemasiri Liyanage. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or.[1][2] It is the 1055th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]
Cast
- Kaushalaya Fernando as Soma
- Nilupili Jayawardena as Lata
- Hemasiri Liyanage as Piyasiri
- Saumya Liyanage as Palitha
- Pumudika Sapurni Peiris as Batti
- Mahendra Perera as Soldier
Reception
The film received fairly positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.8/10.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Forsaken Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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