Festival 3 Continents
47th edition
NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France
NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France

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Letter Written on the Sand
(Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa )

by Sumitra PERIES

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Adapted from a short story by Simon Navagattegama, the film follows a fierce woman who refuses to yield to life’s hardships. In a quiet rural village, Heen Kelle, a proud widow stands alone with her only son. The death of her husband has left her grieving in a world quick to judge and slow to offer help. Amidst a bustling village, only the cassava trees in her garden provide Heen Kelle with support, becoming her sole means of survival. Her defiant spirit makes her a target of the village’s scorn. The only person willing to aid her is Mudalali, a figure from her past — a former lover who once abandoned her to marry a wealthy woman.
Jayashika Padmasiri

SCREENINGS

NANTES

LE CINEMATOGRAPHE
SAT 22> 18h15
KATORZA
FRI 28 > 13h15

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  • Titre français
    Une lettre écrite sur le sable
  • Original title
    Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
  • Titre international
    Letter Written on the Sand
  • Scénario
    Simon NAWAGATTEGAMA
  • Photo
    Donald KARUNARATNA
  • Montage
    Lal PIYASENA
  • Musique
    W.D. AMARADEWA
  • Interprétation
    Suwarna MALLWARACHCHI, Ravindra RANDENIYA, Sunethra SARACHCHANDRA, H.A. PERERA, Susit CHAMINDA DE SILVA, Rasika WICKRAMASINGHE
  • Production
    HKN Productions
  • Ventes internationales
    Mr. Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa : harsha@sevalanka.org
  • Print
    Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa : harsha@sevalanka.org
  • Support de projection
    DCP

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