| Ira
Madiyama |
| August
Sun |
| Prasanna
Vithanage |
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film revolves round three narrative lines which unfold simultaneously.
During two scorching days in August, three different groups
of people face different experiences due to circumstances beyond
their control. These are ordinary people thrown into the heat
of a war. What they encounter may not be directly related to
the conflict going on. Yet, these events govern their lives.
The main action of the film takes place in Sri Lanka’s
northern territories: those parts of the country controlled
by the Tamil rebels
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Screenplay/
Prasanna Liyanage, Priyath Liyanage
Photography (colour)/ M.D. Mahindapala
Editing/ A. Sreekar Prasad
Music/ Lakshman Joseph de Saram
Art Direction/ Kanchana Talpawila
Cas/t Peter D’Almeida, Nimmi Harasgama, Namal Jayasinghe,
Nadi Kammallaweera
Production/ Soma Edirisinghe
Year of Production/ 2003
Running Time/ 108’ |
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Born in 1962, Prasanna Vithanage directed his first film,
Sisila Gini Gani (Ice and Fire), in 1992, winning many awards.
In 1996, his second feature, Anantha Rathriya (Dark Night
of the Soul) won a Jury’s Special Mention at the Fist
Pusan International Film Festival. In 1997, he shot Purahanda
Kaluwara (Death on a Full Moon day) which won the Grand Prix
at the Amiens Film Festival.
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