Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Machan easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Machan end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Machan

Name: Machan
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2009
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan De Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe, Sujeewa Priyalal

Directed by Uberto Pasolini

Produced by Redwave Films, Babelsberg Film

2009109 min6.9 / 10

A warm, playful comedy about friendship and underdog determination, where two working-class Sri Lankan friends stumble into an unlikely handball tournament adventure.

Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.

Clusters

Underdog Friendship Stories Underdog Comedy Teams Buddy Comedy Adventures Sports and Competitions Middle East and Africa

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Sri Lanka Handball

Questions people ask

Is Machan violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Machan easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Machan end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Machan sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is Machan scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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