Synopse
On 15th September 2004, a news report stated: "National team missing – A supposed handball team from Sri Lanka on its way West". In his directing debut, Uberto Pasolini tells the true story of a group of slum inhabitants from Colombo, who display incredible creativity and undergo great sacrifices to flee a loss of perspective in their homeland. Without any knowledge of handball whatsoever, they pull together as a team. A critique of Western immigration laws, shot in Sri Lanka and Bavaria.
Info
Original Title: Machan
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 08
Version & Subtitles: Sinhala OV
Director: Uberto Pasolini
Screenplay: Ruwanthie de Chickera, Uberto Pasolini
Cast/Protagonists: Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan de Chickera, Dharsan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe
Production country: Sri Lanka, Germany, Italy
Year of Production: 2008
Length: 109 min
Producer: Uberto Pasolini, Prasanna Vithanage, Conchita Airoldi
Production company: Redwave Films
Cinematography: Stefano Falivene
Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Music: Stephen Warbeck, Lakshman Joseph de Saram
Production Design: Errol Kelly
World Sales: Beta Cinema
