Baddegama (1980) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

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Baddegama Overview

Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf. Silindu is a hunter in a small village where he and his family endure a life of hardships. After facing disease and poverty under colonial rule, the final blow comes when Silindu is tried for murder.

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Baddegama Details

User Rating
6
Running Time
130
Original Title
Baddegama
Release Date
1980-01-01 00:00:00
Budget
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Baddegama Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include Lester James Peries, Leonard Woolf, A.J. Gunawarda, Joe Abeywickrama, Malini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Arthur C. Clarke, and Henry Jayasena.

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