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Machan

Comedy Drama

2009, Movie, 1h 49min

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.

Country: Sri Lanka,Italy,Germany,United Kingdom

Director:

Uberto Pasolini

Cast:

Mahendra Perera,

Kumara Thirimadura,

Dayadewa Edirisinghe,

Pubudu Chathuranga

Critic Catherine Shoard

rated

...'Slumdog' sans songs, but with real soul.

Read full review at The Guardian

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Machan is a heartwarming and hilarious film about two friends, Manoj and Stanley, who dream of escaping their mundane lives in Sri Lanka and making it big in the West. When they stumble upon an invitation to a handball tournament in Germany, they seize the opportunity and create their own national handball team - despite never having played the sport before! With the help of their misfit group of friends, they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Colombo to the stadiums of Bavaria. But as they face off against seasoned athletes and navigate the complexities of German bureaucracy, they begin to realize that their dreams may not be exactly what they had in mind. With plenty of laughs and unexpected twists, Machan is a feel-good film that will leave you rooting for the underdog Sri Lankan Handball Team.

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Machan is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue