Prasanna Vithanage
Prasanna Vithanage( born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker.
His films have won many awards, both local and international, and have also been commercially successful.
In his early theatre work, he translated and produced plays by international writers, adapted works of world literature to film.
His 7th feature film," Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka"( With You, Without You – Tamil title=" Piragu")( 2012), had its world premier in the" World Greats" section at the 39th Montreal International Film Festival.
Written by Prasanna," Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka"( With You, Without You) is adapted from a novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky(" A Gentle Creature," a.k.a.
The Meek One) and set in post-war Sri Lanka.
On the international festival run, by late 2013" Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka"( With You, Without You) had won 5 international awards, including" best picture" in France and Italy.
It earned a nomination for best picture at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.
" Aagaya Pookkal," the Tamil- dubbed version of his 6th feature film," Akasa Kusum," was screened in Jaffna on 1 April 2011.
It was the only movie premier of a Sinhala film director to have been held in Jaffna during the past 30 years.
On 30 March 2013, Vithanage founded the' Prasanna Vithanage Academy of Acting' in Sri Lanka, for aspiring acting students.
In 2015 Prasanna wrote and directed his first Documentary feature, a docudrama named" Usawiya Nihandai"( English Title-" Silence in the Courts") based on actual events that took place in rural Sri Lanka a decade ago.
It premiered in Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia in fall 2015 and was due for a nationwide theatrical release in Sri Lanka on 6 October 2016.
Colombo District Court issued an injunction, temporarily halting its theatrical release, after the protagonist of the story( a former district judge) the film was based upon, has filed a petition against the film's public release, citing its slandering nature towards his character.
On 21 October 2016, the same Colombo District Court overturned its decision and lifted the injunction, allowing a nationwide theatrical release for" Silence in the Courts", enabling film's successful theatrical run in Sri Lanka.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Francis Gouldman
Francis Gouldman(" c." 1607–1688/89) was a Church of England clergyman and lexicographer whose Latin- English dictionary( 1664) went through several editions.
Gouldman was also one of the directors who oversaw the publication of the monumental" Critici sacri", a major collection of Biblical criticism.
Silence in the Courts
Silence in the Courts is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala documentary drama film directed by Prasanna Vithanage and produced by H D Premasiri.
The film runs through narration, where the role leads by Thilakshini Ratnayake.
Music composed by K( Indian composer).
It is the 1261st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
The film is about true incident of infamous judge Lenin Ratnayake ’s alleged sexual abuse, where incorrect decision given to a raped woman, who was initially failed to provide his innocence at the court.
Film was screened at many international film festivals, prior to screen at Sri Lanka.
Silence in Paradise
Silence in Paradise is a 2011 Colombian drama film directed by Colbert Garcia.
Akki Chennabasappa
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Saad Khan
Saad Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and acting teacher.
He is founder and creative head of Centerstage Studios Private Limited.
He worked in Bollywood as an Associate Director to Oscar nominated filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker.
Khan was the director of the 2014 film, that was the first Hindi feature film in Bangalore.
In 2008, Khan's short film" Another Kind of Black" was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2016, Khan filmed his first Hollywood feature film titled" Love and She" in Louisiana.
In 2017, he directed critically acclaimed film" Humble Politician Nograj", released on 12 January 2018.
The film became the first Kannada- English film to become a box office hit in India and achieve the biggest overseas release across USA, UK, Europe, Australia, Germany, among other countries.
Humble Politician Nograj
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The film stars Danish Sait, who plays the title character of Nograj, a narcissistic crazy politician who exploits a city and its resources.
The film was produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Hemanth Rao and Rakshit Shetty under the banners Pushkar Films, Lost& Found Films, and Paramvah Studios.
The movie is inspired by the 2012 American political satire comedy" The Campaign".
Gundisalvus of Amarante
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He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and to Jerusalem.
He became noted as a wonderworker who made miracles occur and he was known for his solitude and silence in reflection in order to better achieve communication with God.
His beatification received approval in late 1561 under Pope Pius IV.
Dream and Silence
Dream and Silence is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Rosales.
The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Question: Do both films, Humble Politician Nograj and Silence In The Courts, have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no