Thisara Mangala Bandara

A family loss leads a man on a life-altering journey in which he gains new perspectives on his family, friendships and relationships.

A group of housewives form the same neighbourhood engage in a WhatsApp group chat are curious about a new young female tenant in a house nearby and her interaction with a young Muslim woman. In the backdrop of Easter Sunday bombing in Sri Lanka members of the WhatsApp group are very suspicious about the young Muslim woman but they finally realize the nature of the relationship between the two young women and their sexual orientation.

Struggling with a profound sense of isolation, 29-year-old D’s aimless life is interrupted when Kathy seeks refuge at his home following a rift with her partner. As the two spend an agonizing day waiting for a reconciliation call that never comes, they make desperate but futile attempts to bridge the emotional chasm between them. Tragically realizing they have forgotten the language of human connection, Kathy is ultimately overwhelmed by the suffocating emptiness and flees. D is left completely alone, nursing a newly shattered heart and clinging to the fragile illusion that she might one day return.

“Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.”” – George Washington Spying has always claimed the highest position in the hierarchy of human behavior. And thus it forms the crux of the film ‘Nino Live’. Based in the modern age, the film shows how an entire life can go public in this era of wires and networks. The film revolves around the journey of a child from adolescence to early manhood, all caught on celluloid.