Visidela (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Two intertwining stories which center around a brother and sister from a poor village forced to pursue different paths: the brother, Nimal joins the police, who are constantly beset by offscreen social upheaval involving teenage terrorists; meanwhile the girl, Sirima, is loaned out to a lecherous fi

Cast & Crew

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H D Premaratne

Anosha Sopali

Jackson Anthony

W Jayasiri

Grace Ariyawimal

Gunapala'S Wife

Daya Tennakoon

Sirima'S Father

Film Details

Also Known As

Fishing Net, The

Genre

Drama

Political

Romance

Release Date

1995

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Synopsis

Two intertwining stories which center around a brother and sister from a poor village forced to pursue different paths: the brother, Nimal joins the police, who are constantly beset by offscreen social upheaval involving teenage terrorists; meanwhile the girl, Sirima, is loaned out to a lecherous fisherman, Gunapala, by her inept drunken father.

Director

H D Premaratne

Cast

Anosha Sopali

Jackson Anthony

W Jayasiri

Grace Ariyawimal

Gunapala'S Wife

Daya Tennakoon

Sirima'S Father

Daya Alwis

Crew

Indaka Abeyratne

Assistant Director

Jackson Anthony

L S Chandrasekera

Assistant Director

Soma Edirisinghe

Elmo Haliday

Andrew Jayamanne

Milton Perera

H D Premaratne

Rohana Weerasinghe

Film Details

Also Known As

Fishing Net, The

Genre

Drama

Political

Romance

Release Date

1995

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States November 1995

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 3-17, 1995.)

Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 3-17, 1995.

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