Sri Lanka Movies

A short procession of colorful material and a mysterious woman lit by the sun. A paean to Kenneth Anger.

Wilson and Samson are best friends that bond goes beyond blood ties. Wilson is a traditional barber. Samson is a traditional tailor. Wilson has a...

In this brief film, the hand-processed celluloid manages to capture the mysterious figure of an exorcist in Sri Lanka.

Conceptually informed by Trinh T. Minh-ha’s seminal film Reassemblage, this short piece describes an impressionistic encounter with a woman...

When a beautiful stranger enters the cafe, two men decide to battle it out on a chessboard in order to decide who gets to approach her.

Siva, a young medical student, arrives undocumented in London Heathrow airport. He is taken into custody and recalls his flight from the civil war in...

Sahan and Nayomi are a devoted married couple who deeply care for each other. However, after a few years of marriage, their lives begin to change as...

Failed actor Ricky Deen is caught in the middle of a high-class, out-of-this-world, underworld confusion. Characters from this and another reality...

The lives of a hoodlum, businessman, a law student and a woman are deeply affected by the greed for power.

This film emerged from footage originally captured for a feature documentary on enforced disappearances among Sri Lanka’s Tamil...

Sihinayaki Re (සිහිනයකි රෑ) is a 1967 Sri Lankan film. Directed by Lester James Peries....

In the immediate aftermath of the Sri Lankan insurrection of 1971, while the leadership of the JVP, the insurgent political party, was incarcerated,...

A haunting collage of pomegranate arils, rural and urban landscapes, family history and mandalas undulate at a crossroads between death and longing....

After a catastrophic tsunami in 2004, many lives were changed forever. This movie portrays a heart-warming story of two such families, and the story...

A school principal is transferred to a national school in a far flung area as a political punishment. Through his dedication and perseverance, the...

Out of numberless stories we come across in Buddhist Literature, the life story of patachara is so grief stricken and pitible that it could be...

Yohan arrives late to meet his girlfriend Dilumi, and the resulting conflict in their love story tells about the strength of their relationship but...

A "mystical cinematic invocation of undying soulful love," the story unfolds around an old estate bungalow. It follows the unfolding of a mysterious...

Talented and ambitious village girl comes to town to be a singer to earn money to save her fathers's life. The film has influenced by romantic...