RIVERSTONE LALITH RATHNAYAKE

  • SRI LANKA

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  • SINHALA

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  • 2025

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  • 120 mins

Against the backdrop of alleged custodial killings disguised as police encounters, the film probes the moral and psychological cost of state-sanctioned violence. As three police officers escort a suspect to a remote location for a staged “shootout,” they confront their own doubts, fears, and complicity. Caught between duty, ambition, and conscience, their journey exposes how political power manipulates law enforcement, erodes due process, and turns ordinary officers into instruments of arbitrary justice.

ಕಸ್ಟಡಿಯಲ್ ಹತ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಎನ್‌ಕೌಂಟರ್‌ಗಳಂತೆ ಮರೆಮಾಚುವ ಆರೋಪಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಸಾಗುವ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರ, ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಹಿಂಸೆಯ ನೈತಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ನಕಲಿ “ಎನ್‌ಕೌಂಟರ್” ಒಂದನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಮೂವರು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಆರೋಪಿಯನ್ನು ದೂರದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಸಂಶಯಗಳು, ಭಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ, ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತಃಕರಣಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿದ ಅವರ ಪಯಣ, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾನೂನು ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ದುರುಪಯೋಗಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ, ನ್ಯಾಯಾಂಗ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾದೃಚ್ಛಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯದ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Prabath Roshan, Nimathi Porage

Screenplay :

Lalith Rathnayake, Nilantha Perera

Director of Photography :

Prabhath Roshan

Editor :

Thissa Surendra

Music :

Chalaka Yasas Perera

Sound :

Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe

Cast :

Mahendra Perera, Shayam Fernando, Priyantha Sirikumara, Randika Gunathilaka, Ananda Kumaraunnahe, Prabodini Chandrasena

Awards - Winner :

Singapore IFF (Best Director, Best Performance), Shanghai IFF (Asian New Talent Best Script Writer, Asian New Talent Best Cinematography), Fajr IFF (Special Jury Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

São Paulo IFF (New Directors Competition)

Lalith Rathnayake (b. 1972, Sri Lanka) is an award-winning Sri Lankan director and screenwriter with over 26 years of experience across theatre, film, and television. He began in school theatre before working for a decade as an assistant director in cinema and TV dramas. His directorial debut, THE OTHER HALF (2019), earned more than fifty international awards and explored the meaning and value of education. Rathnayake’s work reflects a deep command of diverse audiovisual forms. His latest feature, RIVERSTONE (2025), continues his acclaimed cinematic journey.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN