Pickpocket (2002)
A pickpocket (Linton Semage) is blamed by his wife for bringing misery to other families and as well as to their own home. Although he has promised to reform himself, he cannot find another line of work which would bring him a living wage. One day, after a morning of picking pockets, Kamal finds a photograph of his wife in a man's purse he had just stolen. This turns his life into chaos. He does not tell his wife about this and goes on searching for the owner of the purse. What he finds is only the beginning of his tragedy.
Director:
Linton Semage
Writers:
Linton Semage, Priyankara Ratnayake.
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Linton Semage as Pickpocket |
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Dilhani Ekanayake as Kamal's wife |
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Saumya Liyanage as Underground Pickpocket Leader |
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Sarath Kothalawala as Farook |
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Gayani Gisanthika as Ameena |
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Mahendra Perera as Photographer |
| Editing | Elmo Haliday | Editor |
| Directing | Linton Semage | Director |
| Writing | Linton Semage | Screenplay |
| Production | Linton Semage | Producer |
| Camera | M. D. Mahindapala | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pradeepa Ratnayake | Music |
| Art | Sujeeva Paranaheva | Art Direction |
| Production | Harsha Caldera | Producer |
| Art | Shirley De Alwis | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gayani Satharasinha | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lionel Gunaratne | Sound |
| Writing | Priyankara Ratnayake | Screenplay |