Ho Gana Pokuna

"Ho Gana Pokuna, Pond, Singing Pond, The Singing Pond, Singing Ocean"

Dec 11 2015 N/A 2h 0m
Drama, Family, Musical

A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined. One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution.

Plot

One day, a new teacher, Uma, arrives at a primary school in a remote little village in Sri Lanka. With Uma's help, her little pupils learn not to be afraid of dreaming big. One morning, little Upuli, who is blind, shares her unseen dream with her friends. It becomes the unseen dream, not only in the eyes of the little ones, but also in the eyes of the entire village. The perils that the children and Uma encounter in their venture to realize this dream, and their determination to triumph, is portrayed through the innocence of childhood and the harsh reality of village life. This single dream gives rise to a little revolution, stirring up the quiet village, as it has never experienced before.

Written by

Indika Ferdinando

Directed by

Indika Ferdinando

Cast

Jagath Chamila, Jayani Senanayake, Dayadewa Edirisinghe

Crew

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Production Countries

Sri Lanka

Production Companies

Next Frame Studio & Production

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
The singing pond - ?? ???? ?????
Ho Gana Pokuna | Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Sinhalese Movie HD
Scores
# of Votes
675
Average Rating
8.5 out of 10
Metascore
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Popularity
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