Me Mage Sandai

Me Mage Sandai (This is My Moon) (Sinhala: මෙය මගේ සඳයි) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Asoka Handagama and produced by Upul Jayasinghe for Nilwala Films. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Saumya Liyanage in lead roles along with W. Jayasiri and Linton Semage. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.[2][3] It is the 961st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[4]

Me Mage Sandai
මෙය මගේ සඳයි
Directed byAsoka Handagama
StarringSaumya Liyanage
Dilhani Ekanayake
W. Jayasiri
Music byRohana Weerasinghe
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byRavindra Guruge
Release date
  • 2000 (2000) (London Film Festival)
  • August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) (Sri Lanka)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

International screening

The second screening of the film was held at the Elphinstone Theatre, at 4.00 and 7.00 pm on August 2, 2001.[5] The film has been screened internationally by winning rave reviews at the Cinefan Asian film festival held in New Delhi in 2001.[6] The film represented Tokyo international film festival which was held from October 26 to November 1, 2001. It also screened at Cheirs Du Cinema, Autumn film festival in Paris as the inaugural film.[7]

Plot

A Sinhalese soldier (Saumya Liyanage) fighting against rebels struggling for Tamil independence is left behind by his company one night. While hiding in a bunker, he's discovered by a Tamil woman (Dilhani Ekanayake), with whom he experiences a violent sexual encounter. She proceeds to follow the soldier after he comes to the realization that his company isn't coming back, and he decides to leave the fighting behind and return home.

However, the soldier's return doesn't bring much joy to his village—his family, who imagined he was dead, was counting on his pension to help them dig their way out of poverty, while his fiancée refuses to have anything to do with a deserter. With no one willing to help him in his village, the soldier finds himself turning to the Tamil woman for affection.[8]

Cast

Awards
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References
  1. "Me Mage Sandai". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. "Me Mage Sandai: what it is and is not". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "'Me Mage Sandai' breaks all traditions". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "'Me Mage Sandai' at the Elphinstone". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. "'Me Mage Sandai' spins to the top". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. "Rare honour for 'Me Mage Sandai'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. "Me Mage Sandai". YouTube. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. "Singapore International Film Festival". Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  10. "'Me Mage Sandai' wins S'pore Award". Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. "Tokyo International Film Festival". Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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