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The Forsaken Land is a french film of genre Drama directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara with Hemasiri Liyanage
The Forsaken Land (2005)
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Add to a movie listThe Forsaken Land (Sinhala: Sulanga Enu Pinisa) is a 2005 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or.
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Ni guerre ni paix, juste le souffle du vent Dieu est absent mais le soleil se lève encoreActors
Hemasiri Liyanage
(Piyasiri)
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