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Dadayama (1984)

Dadayama poster
Original title
Dadayama - දඩයම
Directed by
Vasantha Obeysekera
Genre
drama, thriller, crime
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman are caught up in a hunt that stirs up primal instincts and moral conflicts. The film follows their tense interaction in a rural Sri Lankan setting.

tensedarkgrittybroodingmelancholicatmosphericseriousthoughtful

What happens

Dadayama (The Hunt) (Sinhala: දඩයම) is a 1983 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and co-produced by Rabbin Chandrasiri, Sunil Jayasiri and P.A Somadasa for Canfo Films. It stars Ravindra Randeniya and Swarna Mallawarachchi in lead roles along with Somy Rathnayake and Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa. It is the 558th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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