Ahasin Polowata | |
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Directed by | Lester James Peries |
Written by | Tissa Abeysekera Eileen Siriwardene (book) |
Produced by | U. W. Sumathipala |
Starring | Tony Ranasinghe Sriyani Amarasena Vasanthi Chathurani |
Cinematography | Donald Karunaratne |
Edited by | Sumitra Peries |
Music by | Nimal Mendis |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
Ahasin Polowata (English: White Flowers for the Dead, Sinhala: අහසින් පොලොවට) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr Lester James Peries and written by Tissa Abeysekara.[1] The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath, an abusive husband who is haunted by his wife's death.
Peries made the film as a favour to D. B. I. S. Siriwardene who was ardent that Peries direct a film based on his wife, Eileen's book. It was well received in Sri Lanka, critically and commercially,[citation needed] and made appearances at several foreign film festivals including the Cairo International Film Festival where it won the Best Film from the Third World award.