Machan + Q&A

THE FULL MONTY producer, Uberto Pasolini, directs this funny and touching (true) story about a group of socially deprived and pressured slum dwellers who find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria. The one-way-ticket to the West could be the answer to their prayers and solution to all their problems, and its chance discovery seems to them like a present from the Gods. Despite not knowing what ‘handball’ is, they submit an application to the tournament – and before long a mismatched collection of friends, colleagues, creditors and policemen join together to form the unlikely Sri Lanka National Handball Team. MACHAN has won multiple awards in festivals around the world, being praised both for the thought-provoking issues it explores and the humour that persists even in the darkest hours as these 'sportsmen' undertake their journey.

Contains mild moderate language.

➜ We are delighted to welcome director Uberto Pasolini for a Q&A following the first screening.

Print source: Yume Pictures