Aswasuma

Aswasuma (2002)

An elderly man who regrets certain events in his past life displays his struggle to relieve the bottled-up feelings which had disturbed him throughout his life. Opening with the funeral of the elderly Guneris' wife the film follows the revelation of his past which is filled with a number of tragic events including a triple murder he had committed 52 years ago.

公開日
2002-02-22
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (3)
ジャンル
ドラマ, 犯罪
監督
Bennett Rathnayake

キャスト

豆知識

Aswesuma (The Compensation) is a 2001 Sri Lankan crime drama film directed by Bennett Rathnayake and produced by his wife Samanmalee Hewapanna. It stars Joe Abeywickrama, Sangeetha Weeraratne, and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with Saumya Liyanage and Mahendra Perera in supportive roles. The film was released on Visual Compact Disc (VCD) and Digital Video Disc (DVD) format by Torana Home Video in March 2003.

Production and acclaim

The film is Based on John Steinbeck's novel The Pearl. It generally receives positive reviews from critics. The film was critically acclaimed and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Bombay International Film Festival. In 2001, director Rathnayake won the Platinum award for the Best Director at the 34th Houston International Film Festival.

The film was selected for the Montreal and Quebec City International Film Festivals as well as Moscow IFF, Singapore IFF, and Kerala IFF. In 2001, the film was selected as an entry in the competitive section at the 25th São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil as well as 4th International film festival in India.

In 2002, film won the Don Quikoti, special jury award at the 7th Dhaka Film Festival. On 29 February 2002, the film was screened at Saint Joes Film festival and then at Tiburon International Film Festival in USA starting from 22 March 2002. In 2002, director won Golden Reel award for the Best Director at Tiburon International Film Festival held at the Tiburon Playhouse Theatre in USA from 22–28 March.

On 31 August 2002, the film was screened again at the Elphinston Theatre to donate a fund to help cancer patients. In November 2002, the film was screened at the Calcutta International Film Festival.

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