Swaroopa

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Loosely based on Franz Kafka's novella Metamorphosis 'Swaroopa' narrates the story of Gregory Samson and his family of father, mother, sister assisted by a maid within the social transformations taking place in late colonial and early postcolonial Sri Lanka.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

02 December 2014

Country

Sri Lanka

Cast

W. Jayasiri

Herman

Neeta Fernando

Reeni de Silva

Lakshman Mendis

Thusitha Laknath

Daya Tennekoon

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