Dorakada Marawa (1998)
- Directed by
- Vasantha Obeysekera
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family faces a crisis when a death occurs on their doorstep. The film follows the emotional and social fallout that disrupts their daily lives.
slow-burncontemplativesomberearthyintimatepoignantnaturalistic
What happens
Dorakada Marawa (Death at the Doorstep) (Sinhala: දොරකඩ මාරාව) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and produced by Sarath Abeysena for Abeysena Salaroo. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Veena Jayakody and Sathischandra Edirisinghe. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 904th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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