

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.
Piyal
The original title is "මචං" (SI).
The film had a budget of $5.0M but only grossed $282.9K, losing $4.7M at the box office.
The runtime is 109 minutes (1h 49m).
It was a co-production between: Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom.
The film was directed by Uberto Pasolini.
The screenplay was written by Uberto Pasolini and Ruwanthie De Chickera.
The score was composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram.
Cinematography was handled by Stefano Falivene.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1172522.

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Good
20 votes
මචං
Released
14
English, සිංහල
Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
$5,000,000
$282,884
