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Underpants Thief (2017)

Underpants Thief poster
Original title
ජංගි හොරා
Directed by
Somaratne Dissanayake
Genre
drama
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
19
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Sri Lankan drama about a man who steals underpants. The film follows the consequences of his actions and the people affected by them.

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What happens

Underpants Thief (Sinhala: ජංගි හොරා) is a 2021 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars Pubudu Chathuranga and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Chinthaka Kulathunga and Buddhi Randeniya. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. The film has been granted permission to screen with 'adults only' certification by the Public Performance Control Board. The media screening was held in early December 2021 at the Savoy Premier Cinema. The film was screened in overseas in 2017, where the film was officially screened in Sri Lanka on 23 December 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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