In a dilapidated rural courthouse a mother seeks justice for her son abducted by paramilitary men during the 1988/89 insurgency in Sri Lanka
Some are called heroes, some villains. Histories get buried and the dead are resurrected. Sometimes a thread of humanity gets drawn from blurred stories. It could clothe the world one day or stitch together a fallen flag.
In a dilapidated rural courthouse a mother seeks justice for her son abducted by paramilitary men during the 1988/89 insurgency in Sri Lanka
In the 1970s, in the Gampaha district, Desmond Gunasekara , a deeply religious young man from a very ordinary family, accidentally clashes with a crime gang led by a man named Gnane operating in the area.
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Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.
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Kamal murders his wife and, in an agitated and confused state, he sets on a journey to dispose of the body.
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A painter (Kamal Addaraarachchi) has a girl that calls him uncle. She asks for his consent to marry a rich boy. He opposes by saying rich men only care about money. Then he relates his past to the girl. Then the story moves to a flashback. The painter has had a relationship with a girl from a rich family during his youth. He meets her in an art gallery and then gradually develops a relationship which culminates in making her pregnant. Then she requests him to meet her parents and she lies to them that he is a wealthy and rich person. In disgust, he leaves her. Then, after a long time, he finds out that she had lied to marry him. In other words, to get her parents' consent. He ultimately finds that the boy in the story is his son and his fiancée had died at the time of delivery. At the end of the story he commits suicide. At the end of the film the girl finds the painter dead on the floor.
A virus is spreading across Sri Lanka, reportedly causing young people to commit suicide. The Disease Control Unit promises containment of this terrifying pandemic by any means necessary, citing supernatural forces that only ancient healing rituals can vanquish. As parents mourn the deaths and disappearances of their children, government henchmen prepare the bodies and the remaining living prisoners for a cleansing of disturbing proportions.
A young doctor returns to Sri Lanka with a dream to serve his country, only to find himself caught in a web of love, loyalty, and a dangerous fight against a corrupt system. As he confronts the darker truths behind the healthcare industry, his courage and integrity are put to the ultimate test.
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