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Sinahawa Atharin (2015)

Sinahawa Atharin poster
Directed by
Sanath Gunathilake
Country
Sri Lanka

How it feels

The film follows characters dealing with personal sorrow and the search for meaning. A man and a woman navigate their struggles with a quiet resilience, finding moments of connection and fragile hope.

contemplativeslow-pacedmelancholicearnestintimaterestrainedbittersweetphilosophical

What happens

Sinahawa Atharin (A Smile Through Sorrow) (Sinhala: සිනහව අතරින්) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama philosophical film directed by Sanath Gunathilake and produced by Sunil T. Frenando for Sunil T Films. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Semini Iddamalgoda with Hashini Gonagala and Jayani Senanayake. The music was composed by Nirosha Virajini. It is the 1,226th film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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