Sulanga Gini Aran

2015 Sri Lankan film
  • 2015 (2015) (Locarno)
  • 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17) (Sri Lanka)
Running time
82 minutesCountrySri LankaLanguageSinhala

Sulanga Gini Aran (Dark in the White Light) (Sinhala: සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala psychodrama film directed and produced by Vimukthi Jayasundara.[1] It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Ruvin De Silva and Steve De La Zilwa. Music composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.[2][3][4][5] Though it premiered internationally in 2015, the film released in Sri Lanka in 2017. It is the 1271st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[7][8]

International recognition

It was screened in many international film festivals such as Festival del film Locarno,[9] and Dubai International Film Festival.[10][11][12]

  • Locarno International Film Festival 2015 - Nominated Golden Leopard
  • TOKYO FILMeX 2015 - Jury Special Mention
  • Festival des 3 Continents 2015 - Competition
  • International Film Festival of Asian-Pacific countries in Vladivostok - Competition

Plot

A Buddhist monk on a spiritual quest. A Student trying to test his limits. An organ dealer growing his business. A surgeon who heals by day and rapes women at night. The film interweaves various stories, on the threshold of pain, between life and death.

Cast

  • Steve De La Zilwa as Surgeon
  • Ruvin De Silva as Monk
  • Kaushalya Fernando
  • Mahendra Perera as Human organ trafficker
  • Suranga Ranawaka
  • Bandula Vithanage
  • Roshan Ravindra
  • Sulochana Weerasinghe
  • Thilakshini Rathnayake
  • Samila Vidanage

Awards

  • 16th Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival - Jury Special Mention[13]

References

  1. ^ "Sri Lankan Latest Films - විමුක්තිගෙන් තවත් සිනමා වෙඩිල්ලක් සුළඟ ගිනි අරන් දැන් රිදී තිරයේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "SULANGA GINI ARAN". suriyakantha. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "The Director and Achievement of the Film "Dark in the White Light"". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "සුරංග අල්විස්ගේ අලුත්ම පික්චර් එක – Hora Police Sinhala Movie Trailer – 2016". cinema.lk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "'Dark in the White Light' ('Sulanga gini aran'): Vladivostok Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Film review - රමණය, දමනය, මරණය අතර දෝලනය වන භාවමය කම්පනය සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Concorso internazionale: Sulanga gini aran (Dark in the White Light)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Dubai International Film Festival: SULANGA GINI ARAN (DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT )". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  11. ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT (SULANGA GINI ARAN) (2015)". berlinale-talents. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT". Brisbane asia pacific film festival. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  13. ^ "විමුක්තිගේ 'සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්' අන්තර් ජාතික ඇගැයුමට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 October 2016.