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3 unusual facts about Asoka Handagama


Asoka Handagama

Novel in the form, this minimalist film travelled all around the world, was critically acclaimed at more than 50 international film festivals, and won numerous awards in Singapore, Chonju, Delhi, Houston, Bangkok and Tokyo.

Dilhani Ekanayake

Her career hit a different trail with her role as an abandoned Tamil girl in the film Me Mage Sandai by Asoka Handagama.

LGBT rights in Sri Lanka

Flying with one Wing (2002) – Asoka Handagama wrote and directed this film about a Sri Lankan woman who passes for a man in the society and in her personal relationships.



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Censorship in South Asia

"Aksharaya" By Asoka Handagama in Sri Lanka from 2008.*Salman Rushdie