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Ruwan goes on a traumatic, suspenseful and life changing journey trying to make his expensive maiden feature film, having not done any sort of creative work before. In the post war Sri Lanka, there exists an atmosphere of uncertainty and quick profit which Ruwan and his buddies try to engage on. In doing so, everyone around his life is getting sucked into this vortex of crises. Extreme sacrifices are made by everyone.
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Ruwan goes on a traumatic, suspenseful and life changing journey trying to make his expensive maiden feature film, having not done any sort of creative work before. In the post war Sri Lanka, there exists an atmosphere of uncertainty and quick profit which Ruwan and his buddies try to engage on. In doing so, everyone around his life is getting sucked into this vortex of crises. Extreme sacrifices are made by everyone.
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Written By:Kaushalya Madhawa Pathirana, Kalana Gunasekara
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