Vishama Bhaga (The Other Half) is a very refreshing and calm motion picture. The director of the movie, Lalith Rathnayake, has been successful in keeping the flow of the movie at a calm but gradual phase that one could even relate it to a meditation. Throughout the movie you will notice many symbolic messages. Almost every frame is carefully produced to keep the dialogues and pictures in perfect balance. If you enjoy international artistic feature films, this is a must watch.
The movie is also one of the first charity feature films produced in Sri Lanka. Even though the main goal of the movie is to discuss the ill effects of teacher centric education, the secondary goal of this movie is to bring awareness to the ill effects of chemically contaminated ground water sources. The proceedings of the movie has been used to build water purification systems in rural areas in Sri Lanka to decrease the Chronic Kidney Disease prevalence.
