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Village in the Jungle
Genres
Drama
Overview
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1980-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Sinhala
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Joe Abeywickrama
Silindu
Malini Fonseka
Punchi Menika
Nadika Gunasekera
Hinnihamy
David Dharmakithri
Mudalithana
Trelicia Gunawardena
Silindu's Sister
Henry Jayasena
Village Headsman
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Babun
D.R. Nanayakkara
Exorcist
Asoka Peiris
Mr. Perera
Tony Ranasinghe
Fernando
Vincent Vaas
Priest
Wijerathna Warakagoda
Nawanandana Wijesinghe
Lawyer
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