Me Mage Sandai
Me Mage Sandai මෙය මගේ සඳයි | |
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Directed by | Asoka Handagama |
Starring |
Saumya Liyanage Dilhani Ekanayake W. Jayasiri |
Music by | Rohana Weerasinghe |
Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
Edited by | Ravindra Guruge |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
Me Mage Sandai (This is My Moon) (Sinhalese: මෙය මගේ සඳයි) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Asoka Handagama and produced by Upul Jayasinghe for Nilwala Films. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Saumya Liyanage in lead roles along with W. Jayasiri and Linton Semage. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2][3] It is the 961st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]
Plot
A Sinhalese soldier (Saumya Liyanage) fighting against rebels struggling for Tamil independence is left behind by his company one night. While hiding in a bunker, he's discovered by a Tamil woman (Dilhani Ekanayake), with whom he experiences a violent sexual encounter. She proceeds to follow the soldier after he comes to the realization that his company isn't coming back, and he decides to leave the fighting behind and return home.
However, the soldier's return doesn't bring much joy to his village—his family, who imagined he was dead, was counting on his pension to help them dig their way out of poverty, while his fiancée refuses to have anything to do with a deserter. With no one willing to help him in his village, the soldier finds himself turning to the Tamil woman for affection.[5]
Cast
- Dilhani Ekanayake
- Saumya Liyanage
- W. Jayasiri
- Linton Semage
- Hemasiri Liyanage
- Kaushalya Fernando
- Sunil Hettiarachchi
Awards
- 2001 Singapore International Film Festival[6]
- SFC Young Cinema Award
- NETPAC/FIPRESCI
- 2001 Tokyo International Film Festival[7]
- Asian Film Award - Special Mention
References
- ↑ "Me Mage Sandai". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ↑ "Me Mage Sandai: what it is and is not". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "'Me Mage Sandai' breaks all traditions". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Me Mage Sandai". YouTube. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Singapore International Film Festival". Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tokyo International Film Festival". Retrieved 6 December 2012.