| The Forsaken Land Sulanga Enu Pinisa සුළඟ එනු පිණිස | |
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| Directed by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Written by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Produced by | Philippe Avril Francisco Villa-Lobos |
| Starring | Kaushalya Fernando Mahendra Perera Nilupuli Jayawardena |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Gisèle Rapp-Meichler |
| Music by | Nadeeka Guruge |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
The Forsaken Land (Sulanga Enu Pinisa) (Sinhala: සුළඟ එනු පිණිස) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara and co-produced by Phillip Amril and Francisco Vilolobos.[1] It stars Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with Nilupuli Jayawardena and Hemasiri Liyanage.[2] Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or.[3][4] It is the 1,055th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[5]
- ^ "'The Forsaken Land'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "'Sulanga Enu Pinisa' flashes across Cannes for Lankan release". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Forsaken Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.