Village in the Jungle 1980
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Village in the Jungle
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.
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.
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... Silindu
... Punchi Menika
... Hinnihamy
... Mudalithana
... Silindu's Sister
... Village Headsman
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Release Date:
Jan 01, 1980 (Sri Lanka)
Run Time:
2hr 10`
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Original Language:
Sinhala
Production Countries:
Sri Lanka
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Released
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... Silindu
... Punchi Menika
... Hinnihamy
... Mudalithana
... Silindu's Sister
... Village Headsman
... Babun
... Exorcist
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Asoka Peiris... Mr. Perera
... Fernando
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Vincent Vaas... Priest
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... Lawyer
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