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]
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| Directed by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Written by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Based on | Suranga De Alwis |
| Produced by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Starring | Kaushalya Fernando Mahendra Perera Ruvin De Silva |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya Dhanushka Gunathilake |
| Edited by | Saman Alvitigala |
| Music by | Lakshman Joseph De Saram |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[7][8]
International recognition edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- 16th Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival - Jury Special Mention[13]
References edit
- ^ "Sri Lankan Latest Films - විමුක්තිගෙන් තවත් සිනමා වෙඩිල්ලක් සුළඟ ගිනි අරන් දැන් රිදී තිරයේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "SULANGA GINI ARAN". suriyakantha. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "The Director and Achievement of the Film "Dark in the White Light"". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "සුරංග අල්විස්ගේ අලුත්ම පික්චර් එක – Hora Police Sinhala Movie Trailer – 2016". cinema.lk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "'Dark in the White Light' ('Sulanga gini aran'): Vladivostok Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Film review - රමණය, දමනය, මරණය අතර දෝලනය වන භාවමය කම්පනය සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Concorso internazionale: Sulanga gini aran (Dark in the White Light)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Dubai International Film Festival: SULANGA GINI ARAN (DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT )". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT (SULANGA GINI ARAN) (2015)". berlinale-talents. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "DARK IN THE WHITE LIGHT". Brisbane asia pacific film festival. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "විමුක්තිගේ 'සුළඟ ගිනි අරන්' අන්තර් ජාතික ඇගැයුමට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 October 2016.