Machan: La vera storia di una falsa squadra (2009)
Machan: La vera storia di una falsa squadra (2009)
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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Cast

Dharmapriya Dias Dharmapriya Dias As: Stanley
Gihan De Chickera Gihan De Chickera As: Manoj
Dharshan Dharmaraj Dharshan Dharmaraj As: Suresh
Namal Jayasinghe Namal Jayasinghe As: Vijith
Sujeewa Priyalal Sujeewa Priyalal As: Piyal
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Storyline

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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Certification: 14

Details

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Language: English, සිංහල

Release Date: 07 May 2009

Country: DE, IT, LK, GB

Runtime: 109m

Company Credits

Company: Redwave Films, Babelsberg Film, Shakthi Films, StudioUrania, RAI Cinema

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $282,884

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Cast

Directed By

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Director

Jeewanthi Manik

Jeewanthi Manik

Script Supervisor

Senaka Nawaratne

Senaka Nawaratne

Script Supervisor

Caroline Veyssière

Caroline Veyssière

Script Supervisor

Tobias Asam

Tobias Asam

Second Assistant Director

Dominic Fysh

Dominic Fysh

First Assistant Director

Scott Kirby

Scott Kirby

First Assistant Director

Prasad Pereira

Prasad Pereira

Second Assistant Director

Julia Schweizer

Julia Schweizer

Third Assistant Director

Phillip Wölke

Phillip Wölke

Crowd Assistant Director

Nadya Perera

Nadya Perera

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Producer

Conchita Airoldi

Conchita Airoldi

Producer

Robert How

Robert How

Line Producer

Henning Molfenter

Henning Molfenter

Co-Producer

Michael Scheel

Michael Scheel

Line Producer

Prasanna Vithanage

Prasanna Vithanage

Producer

Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren

Line Producer

Mirjam Weber

Mirjam Weber

Associate Producer

Oliver Kueper-Grobecker

Oliver Kueper-Grobecker

Unit Manager

Iranthi Abeyasinghe

Iranthi Abeyasinghe

Production Manager

Christian Klempert

Christian Klempert

Unit Production Manager

Damayanthi Fonseka

Damayanthi Fonseka

Casting

Suse Marquardt

Suse Marquardt

Casting

Sven Jenuwein

Sven Jenuwein

Assistant Location Manager

Silke Krüger

Silke Krüger

Location Manager

Malcolm Mantara Rattanapitiya

Malcolm Mantara Rattanapitiya

Location Manager

Matthias Nerlich

Matthias Nerlich

Assistant Location Manager

Cunchana Basanayake

Cunchana Basanayake

Production Coordinator

Gopi Darmaratnam

Gopi Darmaratnam

Production Accountant

Katja Hoerstmann

Katja Hoerstmann

Business Affairs Coordinator

Katharina Holzfuss

Katharina Holzfuss

Production Assistant

Ceri Hughes

Ceri Hughes

Production Coordinator

Ester Ligori

Ester Ligori

Production Coordinator

Margaret Metz

Margaret Metz

Production Coordinator

Anna Orieti

Anna Orieti

Accountant

Antonello Sammito

Antonello Sammito

Production Coordinator

Wolfgang Schwedler

Wolfgang Schwedler

Production Accountant

Sonja B. Zimmer

Sonja B. Zimmer

Executive Producer

Edited By

Masahiro Hirakubo

Masahiro Hirakubo

Editor

Fabrizio Pistone

Fabrizio Pistone

Digital Conform Editor

Billy A. Campbell

Billy A. Campbell

Additional Editor

Fabrizio Conti

Fabrizio Conti

Colorist

Pierpaolo Marcelli

Pierpaolo Marcelli

Digital Intermediate

Neil Williams

Neil Williams

First Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Sandhiya Jayasuriya

Sandhiya Jayasuriya

Costume Design

Rob Nevis

Rob Nevis

Costume Design

Lalith Dharmawardena

Lalith Dharmawardena

Hairstylist

Nina Heppelmann

Nina Heppelmann

Makeup Artist

Saskia Sudau

Saskia Sudau

Makeup Artist

Ebert Wijesinghe

Ebert Wijesinghe

Key Makeup Artist

Constanze Hagedorn

Constanze Hagedorn

Costume Supervisor

Nathalie Neusüß

Nathalie Neusüß

Wardrobe Assistant

Anna Scholz

Anna Scholz

Costume Assistant

Sound

Lakshman Joseph De Saram

Lakshman Joseph De Saram

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Stephen Warbeck

Music

Hans-Jörg Bramm

Hans-Jörg Bramm

Boom Operator

Anandar Chandrahasan

Anandar Chandrahasan

Sound Recordist

Robert Farr

Robert Farr

Dialogue Editor

Robert Farr

Robert Farr

Recording Supervision

Bernhard Joest

Bernhard Joest

Sound Mixer

Mark Paterson

Mark Paterson

Recording Supervision

Hunor Schauschitz

Hunor Schauschitz

Boom Operator

Mike Wood

Mike Wood

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Bousie

Mark Bousie

Musician

Isobel Griffiths

Isobel Griffiths

Orchestrator

Yann McCullough

Yann McCullough

Music Editor

Visual Effects

Davide Piastra

Davide Piastra

Visual Effects

Camera

Christian Almesberger

Christian Almesberger

Camera Operator

Birgit Dierken

Birgit Dierken

First Assistant "A" Camera

Rene Frommholz

Rene Frommholz

Best Boy Grip

Ricarda Hibbeln

Ricarda Hibbeln

Additional First Assistant Camera

Rafael Jeneral

Rafael Jeneral

First Assistant "B" Camera

Martin Nicolas Kunz

Martin Nicolas Kunz

Clapper Loader

M.D. Mahindapala

M.D. Mahindapala

Additional Photography

Janak Mayadunne

Janak Mayadunne

Still Photographer

Harald Mellwig

Harald Mellwig

First Assistant Camera

Nadine Neuneier

Nadine Neuneier

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Ilko Petkow

Ilko Petkow

Key Grip

Rohana Premachandra

Rohana Premachandra

Grip

Roland Schütz

Roland Schütz

Still Photographer

Stefan Walkowiak

Stefan Walkowiak

Grip

Marc Ehrenbold

Marc Ehrenbold

Steadicam Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Errol Kelly

Errol Kelly

Production Design

Lal Harindranath

Lal Harindranath

Set Decoration

Welagedara Ranasinghe

Welagedara Ranasinghe

Property Master

Johannes Pfaller

Johannes Pfaller

Set Decoration

Enzo Enzel

Enzo Enzel

Swing

Other Crew

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