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Released
2009 · FILM

Machan

Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Written by
Ruwanthie De Chickera, Uberto Pasolini
Runtime
109 min
Language
SI
BiographyComedyDrama

Synopsis

Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Masahiro HirakuboShot by Stefano FaliveneScored by Lakshman Joseph De SaramDesigned by Errol Kelly

Box Office

2009 · Box office

Produced on a $5.0M budget

Production budget

$5.0M

Also known as

  • Spiel der Träumede
  • Spiel der Träume - Die wahre Geschichte eines falschen Teamsde
  • Sri Lanka National Handball Teamfr
  • Machan - La vera storia di una falsa squadrait

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