White Flowers for the Dead
Ahasin Polowata (English: White Flowers for the Dead, Sinhala: අහසින් පොලොවට) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr Lester James Peries and written by Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath, an abusive husband who is haunted by his wife's death.
| Ahasin Polowata | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Written by | Tissa Abeysekera Eileen Siriwardene (book) |
| Produced by | U. W. Sumathipala |
| Starring | Tony Ranasinghe Sriyani Amarasena Vasanthi Chathurani |
| Cinematography | Donald Karunaratne |
| Edited by | Sumitra Peries |
| Music by | Nimal Mendis |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Peries made the film as a favour to D. B. I. S. Siriwardene who was ardent that Peries direct a film based on his wife, Eileen's book. It was well received in Sri Lanka, critically and commercially, and made appearances at several foreign film festivals including the Cairo International Film Festival where it won the Best Film from the Third World award.
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