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The Compensation is a Sri Lankais film of genre Drama with Joe Abeywickrama

The Compensation (2001)

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OriginSri Lanka
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating72% 3.6440353.6440353.6440353.6440353.644035

Aswesuma (The Compensation) is a 2001 Sri Lankan crime drama film starring Joe Abeywickrama, Sangeetha Weeraratne, and Jackson Anthony. The film was directed by Bennett Rathnayake and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Bombay International Film Festival.

Actors

Joe Abeywickrama

(Guneris-Old age)Jackson Anthony

(Guneris - Young)Ravindra Randeniya

(Doctor)Sangeetha Weeraratne

(Menika)
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