Underplayed Gems

Silence in the Courts (2016)

Silence in the Courts poster
Original title
උසාවිය නිහඩයි
Directed by
Prasanna Vithanage
Genre
documentary
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
53 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary drama that uses a narrator to explore events within the Sri Lankan court system. The film combines documentary footage with dramatic elements to tell its story.

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What happens

Usaviya Nihandai (Sinhala: උසාවිය නිහඩයි, lit. 'Silence in the Courts') is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala documentary drama directed by Prasanna Vithanage and produced by H D Premasiri.Specially this is not belongs to the film category. The film runs through narration, where the role leads by Thilakshini Ratnayake. Music composed by K (Indian composer). It is the 1261st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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