‘The Strange Familiar’ at the 58th BFI London Film Festival
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A scene from ‘The Strange Familiar
Malith Hegoda’s debut feature film ‘The Strange Familiar’ (Dekala Purudu Kenek) has been selected for the prestigious 58th BFI London Film Festival organized by the British Film Institute. The film will be screened in the “DARE” strand between 18— 19 October this year.
The Organizers introduce the DARE strand as “In-your-face, up-front and arresting: films that take you out of your comfort zone.” Cary Rajinder Sawhney, an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker and a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has introduced ‘The Strange Familiar’ as;
“A brutally honest and gripping examination of the breakdown between an urban Singhalese couple, exploring the moral and emotional dilemma of betrayal within a marriage. Samadhi Laksiri and Bimal Jayakody give compelling performances as the wounded couple in this emotionally controlled tale that has universal resonances.”
The film is also in competition for nominations at the forthcoming 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will be held in December at Brisbane, Australia. The film also was in competition for the Golden Zenith at the renowned Montreal World Film Festival in the First Films Competition, which took place last month, in Montreal, Canada. The film starring Samadahi Laksiri and Bimal Jayakody is directed by Malith Hegoda and written by Nalin Wickramage while it’s produced by Lal Hegoda, Rasanga Dissanayake, Mohamed Adamaly and Nadira Adamaly.
