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Silence in the Courts

Silence in the Courts

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Silence in the Courts

2015

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Overview

Two women were denied justice and a journalist fails in his struggle to deliver justice to them, a filmmaker embarks on a quest to unearth the cause for that injustice.

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Thilakshini Ratnayake

W.M.Kamalawathi

Thilakshini Ratnayake

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Vibhishana Kurera

Chandana Pushparuwan

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Chula Mendis

Lenin Rathnayake

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Anton Kurera

Lawyer Tennakoon

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Chinthaka Vaas

Bulathsinhalage Abeysinghe

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