Story follows the lives of wealthy people in Sri Lanka . As per the film director the story is inspired by Anton Chekhov 's play '' The Cherry Orchard '' adapted to a Sri Lankan family context . It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival . The film was the country 's first ever submission for the Academy Awards and received the Golden felini award from UNESCO
2003 Cannes Film Festival
2003 Cannes Film Festival
Wekande Walauwa