| Mille Soya | |
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| Sinhala | මිල්ලේ සොයා |
| Directed by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Written by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Produced by | Boodee Keerthisena |
| Starring | Mahendra Perera Jackson Anthony Sanath Gunathilake Kamal Addararachchi Sangeetha Weeraratne |
| Cinematography | Moishe Ben-Yaish K.A. Dharmasena |
| Edited by | Ravindra Guruge |
| Music by | Lakshman Joseph De Seram |
| Distributed by | CEL Theatres |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Sri Lanka Italy |
| Languages | Sinhala Italian |
| Budget | US$ 100,000 [2] |
Mille Soya (Buongiorno Italia) is a 2004 romantic musical film, written, produced and directed by Boodee Keerthisena.[3] The film stars Mahendra Perera, Jackson Anthony, Sanath Gunathilake, Kamal Addararachchi, and Sangeetha Weeraratne.[4] The film was released on 21 October 2004.[5] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[6][7][8]
The film is Sri Lanka's very first digital film.[9] Shooting of the film was started in 1997 in Naples, Positano in Italy and in Chilaw in Sri Lanka. It is a Sri Lankan-Italian co-production.[10]
The film follows a group of young Sri Lankan musicians who illegally immigrate to Italy in the baggage compartment of a bus and about the lost dreams of Sri Lankan youth living during the Sri Lankan civil war.[11]
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