A Common Man

"No Justice. No Peace."

2013 1h 26m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 98

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Synopsis

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A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.

“No Justice. No Peace.”

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Cast

Ben Kingsley
The Man
Ben Cross
DIG
Patrick Rutnam
IP Mohideen
James Koch
IP Ranjan
Numaya Siriwardena
Dilky
Jerome de Silva
SP Victor
Dushyanth Weeraman
Dilfer
Mohamed Adamaly
Chief Secretary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chandran Rutnam
Writers: Chandran Rutnam, Neeraj Pandey
Languages: English
Countries: Sri Lanka, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Sri Lanka, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chandran Rutnam, shot by Chandana Jayasinghe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ramesh Vinayagam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Rutnam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross and Patrick Rutnam carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No Justice. No Peace.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chandran Rutnam directs. Chandana Jayasinghe behind the camera. Ramesh Vinayagam scores. James Rutnam cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sri Lanka, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Sri Lanka, United States of America.
4Directed by Chandran Rutnam, shot by Chandana Jayasinghe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ramesh Vinayagam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor James Rutnam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross and Patrick Rutnam carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "No Justice. No Peace.".
9IMDB entry: tt2104837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.