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Machan Reviews

2009

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A group of troubled slum dwellers in Sri Lanka think their prayers have been answered in the form of an invitation to travel to Bavaria for the Handball Championships, but they find that the invitation was not intended as a one-way ticket into the Golden West. Read more

Starring	Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan De Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe
Director	Uberto Pasolini
Genres	Comedy, World Cinema

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  Given the global back lash against immigration, this film tries to uncover the human side. Not only does it show the people who are born in the wrong place are ... read more »
  
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  Given the global back lash against immigration, this film tries to uncover the human side. Not only does it show the people who are born in the wrong place are ... read more »
  
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