Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan De Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe, Sujeewa Priyalal, Dayadewa Edirisinghe, Malini Fonseka, Hemasiri Liyanage, Ravi Kumar, Mahendra Perera, Chathurika Pieris, Ronika Rannetthi. Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Ratio (1:1.78 (16:9) widescreen), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (Sinhalese), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other languages English, Other Language Sound Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles (English, Dutch, French, Norwegian). Made in 2008. Based on real events. Special features: Interview with the director; deleted scenes; Making of "Machan" featurette. Booklet essay by Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal.
Summary:
Uberto Pasolini directs this comedy drama based on real events. Sri Lankan slum dwellers Manoj (Gihan De Chickera) and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias) have long dreamed of escaping their poverty-stricken lives and moving to the beautiful West. Their chance finally arrives in the unlikely form of an invitation to represent their country at a handball tournament in Bavaria. Despite numerous obstacles and misunderstandings, the pair become increasingly determined to maximise on the only opportunity they may ever have to secure a brighter future for themselves.
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