Yuganthaya (film)
| Yuganthaya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Written by | A.J. Gunawardena |
| Starring | Gamini Fonseka Richard De Zoysa Ramani Bartholomeusz Wickrema Bogoda |
| Cinematography | William Blake |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Premasiri Khemadasa |
| Distributed by | Tharanga Chithrapata |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Yuganthaya is a 1983 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the 1949 novel Yuganthaya by Martin Wickramasinghe, and deals with the beginning of labor unions in Sri Lanka.
The film won Lester Sri Lanka's Presidential Award for best director. Critical reception was mixed, however, and some critics considered the film not at par with Lester's earlier films. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.