Mage Wam Atha

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| name = Mage Wam Atha
මගේ වම් අත

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| director = Linton Semage{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020217/tv.html | title=Left handed Linton makes a mark | publisher=Sunday Times | accessdate=29 November 2019}}

| producer = Linton Semage
Harsha Caldera

| writer = Linton Semage

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| starring = Linton Semage
Dilhani Ekanayake
Gayani Gisanthika

| music = Pradeep Ratnayake

| cinematography = M. D. Mahindapala

| editing = Elmo Halliday

| studio = Prasad Color Lab, Chennai

| distributor = CEL Theatres

| released = {{Film date|2002|09|06|df=yes}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

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Mage Wam Atha aka Pickpocket (My Left Hand) ({{langx|si|මගේ වම් අත}}) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Linton Semage and co-produced by Linton himself with Harsha Caldera with financial support funded by National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. It stars Linton Semage himself with Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Gayani Gisanthika and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020825/tv/1.html |title=Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket" |publisher=The Sunday Times |accessdate=11 March 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/08/03/fea11.html |title=Pickpocket picked for Swiss movie fest |work=Daily News |accessdate=11 March 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/10/08/?fn=sa15100828 |title=සිංහල සිනමාවේ එදා මෙදා තිරගත වූ චිත්‍රපට |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531130957/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/10/08/?fn=sa15100828 |archive-date=31 May 2017 |url-status=dead }} It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=3 October 2016}}

Plot

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Cast

International screening

  • Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
  • Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan
  • Pusan International Film Festival, Korea
  • Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
  • Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
  • Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
  • Kerala film festival, India

Awards

The film has won several awards worldwide.{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020825/tv/1.html#1 | title=Linton soon in town with "Pickpocket" | publisher=Sunday Times| accessdate=29 November 2019}}

  • 2000 Presidential Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
  • 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Actor - Linton Semage
  • 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Cinematography - M. D. Mahindapala
  • 2000 Sri Lanka Film Critics' Forum Award for Best Director - Linton Semage

References

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Category:2002 films

Category:2000s Sinhala-language films

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