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Machan

20096.7 / 10109 min
Drama, Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Dharmapriya Dias

Dharmapriya Dias

Stanley

Gihan De Chickera

Gihan De Chickera

Manoj

Dharshan Dharmaraj

Dharshan Dharmaraj

Suresh

Namal Jayasinghe

Namal Jayasinghe

Vijith

Sujeewa Priyalal

Sujeewa Priyalal

Piyal

Dayadewa Edirisinghe

Dayadewa Edirisinghe

Naseem

Pitchchei Selvaraj

Pitchchei Selvaraj

Nesa

Kumara Thirimadura

Kumara Thirimadura

Oaf

Pubudu Chathuranga

Pubudu Chathuranga

Spoilt Son

S. Selvsekaran

S. Selvsekaran

Father

Pradeepan Puwabalasingham

Pradeepan Puwabalasingham

AJ

Sarath Karunaratne

Sarath Karunaratne

PK

Mangala Pradeep Kumara

Mangala Pradeep Kumara

VD

Saumya Liyanage

Saumya Liyanage

Angry Foreigner

Mahendra Perera

Mahendra Perera

Ruwan

Crew

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Director

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Writer

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Producer

Lakshman Joseph De Saram

Lakshman Joseph De Saram

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Stephen Warbeck

Music

Stefano Falivene

Stefano Falivene

Cinematography

Masahiro Hirakubo

Masahiro Hirakubo

Editor

Errol Kelly

Errol Kelly

Production Design

Conchita Airoldi

Conchita Airoldi

Producer

Robert How

Robert How

Line Producer

Henning Molfenter

Henning Molfenter

Co-Producer

Michael Scheel

Michael Scheel

Line Producer

Prasanna Vithanage

Prasanna Vithanage

Producer

Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren

Line Producer

Mirjam Weber

Mirjam Weber

Associate Producer

Lal Harindranath

Lal Harindranath

Set Decoration

Sandhiya Jayasuriya

Sandhiya Jayasuriya

Costume Design

Rob Nevis

Rob Nevis

Costume Design

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Writer

Lalith Dharmawardena

Lalith Dharmawardena

Hairstylist

Nina Heppelmann

Nina Heppelmann

Makeup Artist

Saskia Sudau

Saskia Sudau

Makeup Artist

Ebert Wijesinghe

Ebert Wijesinghe

Key Makeup Artist

Oliver Kueper-Grobecker

Oliver Kueper-Grobecker

Unit Manager

Iranthi Abeyasinghe

Iranthi Abeyasinghe

Production Manager

Christian Klempert

Christian Klempert

Unit Production Manager

Stephen Haren

Stephen Haren

Thanks

Stephan Arendt

Stephan Arendt

Driver

Dennis Erdmann

Dennis Erdmann

Driver

Welagedara Ranasinghe

Welagedara Ranasinghe

Property Master

Johannes Pfaller

Johannes Pfaller

Set Decoration

Enzo Enzel

Enzo Enzel

Swing

Fabrizio Pistone

Fabrizio Pistone

Digital Conform Editor

Davide Piastra

Davide Piastra

Visual Effects

Damayanthi Fonseka

Damayanthi Fonseka

Casting

Suse Marquardt

Suse Marquardt

Casting

Jeewanthi Manik

Jeewanthi Manik

Script Supervisor

Senaka Nawaratne

Senaka Nawaratne

Script Supervisor

Caroline Veyssière

Caroline Veyssière

Script Supervisor

Constanze Hagedorn

Constanze Hagedorn

Costume Supervisor

Nathalie Neusüß

Nathalie Neusüß

Wardrobe Assistant

Anna Scholz

Anna Scholz

Costume Assistant

Tobias Asam

Tobias Asam

Second Assistant Director

Dominic Fysh

Dominic Fysh

First Assistant Director

Scott Kirby

Scott Kirby

First Assistant Director

Prasad Pereira

Prasad Pereira

Second Assistant Director

Julia Schweizer

Julia Schweizer

Third Assistant Director

Phillip Wölke

Phillip Wölke

Crowd Assistant Director

Hans-Jörg Bramm

Hans-Jörg Bramm

Boom Operator

Anandar Chandrahasan

Anandar Chandrahasan

Sound Recordist

Robert Farr

Robert Farr

Dialogue Editor

Robert Farr

Robert Farr

Recording Supervision

Bernhard Joest

Bernhard Joest

Sound Mixer

Mark Paterson

Mark Paterson

Recording Supervision

Hunor Schauschitz

Hunor Schauschitz

Boom Operator

Mike Wood

Mike Wood

Supervising Sound Editor

Billy A. Campbell

Billy A. Campbell

Additional Editor

Fabrizio Conti

Fabrizio Conti

Colorist

Pierpaolo Marcelli

Pierpaolo Marcelli

Digital Intermediate

Neil Williams

Neil Williams

First Assistant Editor

Sven Jenuwein

Sven Jenuwein

Assistant Location Manager

Silke Krüger

Silke Krüger

Location Manager

Malcolm Mantara Rattanapitiya

Malcolm Mantara Rattanapitiya

Location Manager

Matthias Nerlich

Matthias Nerlich

Assistant Location Manager

Mark Bousie

Mark Bousie

Musician

Isobel Griffiths

Isobel Griffiths

Orchestrator

Yann McCullough

Yann McCullough

Music Editor

Tharupathi Munasinghe

Tharupathi Munasinghe

Compositor

Stephen Warbeck

Stephen Warbeck

Compositor

Cunchana Basanayake

Cunchana Basanayake

Production Coordinator

Gopi Darmaratnam

Gopi Darmaratnam

Production Accountant

Matthias Fehrenbach

Matthias Fehrenbach

Catering

Katja Hoerstmann

Katja Hoerstmann

Business Affairs Coordinator

Katharina Holzfuss

Katharina Holzfuss

Production Assistant

Ceri Hughes

Ceri Hughes

Production Coordinator

Ester Ligori

Ester Ligori

Production Coordinator

Margaret Metz

Margaret Metz

Production Coordinator

Anna Orieti

Anna Orieti

Accountant

Nadya Perera

Nadya Perera

Assistant Director

Antonello Sammito

Antonello Sammito

Production Coordinator

Wolfgang Schwedler

Wolfgang Schwedler

Production Accountant

Sonja B. Zimmer

Sonja B. Zimmer

Executive Producer

Gero Brugmann

Gero Brugmann

Legal Services

Christian Almesberger

Christian Almesberger

Camera Operator

Birgit Dierken

Birgit Dierken

First Assistant "A" Camera

Martin Frank

Martin Frank

Gaffer

Rene Frommholz

Rene Frommholz

Best Boy Grip

Harald Gliesche

Harald Gliesche

Electrician

Eddie Handschak

Eddie Handschak

Video Assist Operator

Ricarda Hibbeln

Ricarda Hibbeln

Additional First Assistant Camera

Rafael Jeneral

Rafael Jeneral

First Assistant "B" Camera

Martin Nicolas Kunz

Martin Nicolas Kunz

Clapper Loader

M.D. Mahindapala

M.D. Mahindapala

Additional Photography

Rade Matic

Rade Matic

Electrician

Janak Mayadunne

Janak Mayadunne

Still Photographer

Harald Mellwig

Harald Mellwig

First Assistant Camera

André Morgen

André Morgen

Electrician

Nadine Neuneier

Nadine Neuneier

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Ariyarathne Perera

Ariyarathne Perera

Gaffer

Ilko Petkow

Ilko Petkow

Key Grip

Rohana Premachandra

Rohana Premachandra

Grip

Roland Schütz

Roland Schütz

Still Photographer

Stefan Walkowiak

Stefan Walkowiak

Grip

Marc Ehrenbold

Marc Ehrenbold

Steadicam Operator

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Idea

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Story

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Ruwanthie De Chickera

Screenplay

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Idea

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Story

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini

Screenplay