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.
Screenplay: Ruwanthie de Chickera, Uberto Pasolini
Cinematography: Stefano Falivene
Editing: Masahiro Hirakubo
Music: Stephen Warbeck, Lakshman Joseph de Saram
Cast: Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan de Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe, Sujeewa Priyalal, Dayadewa Edirisinghe
Prizes and selections:
Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2008 (Premio EUROPA CINEMA LABEL - Giornate degli Autori; Premio FEDIC - Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub)
Production:
StudioUrania
(Rome, T +39 06 32651278; F +39 06 32651470; studio.urania@flashnet.it)
Co-Production:
Babelsberg Film GMBH (Postdam)
in association with Shakthi Film (Colombo)
Distribution:
Mikado Film
(Rome, T +39 06 3244989; F +39 06 3219489; r.avolio@mikado.it; www.mikadofilm.it)
12 Nov, 18.00 - Villa Medici