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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
A group of desperate slum dwellers, living on the margins of society under impossible pressures, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria to be the answer to their prayers, a one-way ticket to the West and the wealth that will solve all their problems.
Yume Pictures presents ; an Italian, German and Sri Lankan co-production, Studio Urania, Babelsberg Film GmbH and Shakthi Films ; a Redwave film ; produced by Prasanna Vithanage, Conchita Airoldi, Uberto Pasolini ; written by Ruwanthie de Chickera, Uberto Pasolini ; directed by Uberto Pasolini.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features include an interview with Uberto Pasolini; deleted scenes; making of Machan.
Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan de Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj.
DVD; region 2; aspect ratio: 16:9 anamorphic 1.85; Dolby Digital 5.1 sound format.
In Sinhalese and English; with optional English, Dutch, French and Norwegian subtitles.
Director of photography, Stefano Falivene ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Stephen Warbeck, Lakshman Joseph de Saram.
Art Film Festival, 2009: Award of the Mayor of the City of Trencin: Best Film (Uberto Pasolini). Brussels European Film Festival, 2009: Golden Iris in Best Film (Uberto Pasolini). Durban International Film Festival, 2009: Best Screenplay (Ruwanthie De Chickera, Uberto Pasolini). Venice Film Festival, 2008: FEDIC Award European Film and Label Europa Cinemas (Uberto Pasolini).