Temporal is a 35-minute independent science-fiction drama released in 2022, directed from his own screenplay by Sri Lankan filmmaker Akash Sunethkumara. Performed in Sinhala, it is the longest and most ensemble-driven of the director’s publicly listed titles.
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Synopsis
As published by the filmmakers: on a tragic night, a physicist challenges the limits of time travel to save the woman he loves, but soon discovers its inherent dangers are far greater than he expects.
That description places the film in a well-established science-fiction tradition — the grief-driven time-travel story, where the mechanism matters less than what the protagonist is willing to risk. The tagline, “Time Waits For No Man”, frames the constraint the character is working against.
Key details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title | Temporal |
| Year | 2022 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller |
| Original language | Sinhala |
| Director | Akash Sunethkumara |
| Screenplay | Akash Sunethkumara |
| Tagline | “Time Waits For No Man” |
Cast
- Vimukthi Kiriella — Kalpa
- Ishanka Abeysekara — Nikita
- Muthumali Perera — Himashi
- Krishantha Mendis — Ananda
- Pasindu Bhagya Withanage — Bhagya
- Andrew Sean — Roo
- Lakshman Mendis — Bernard
- Anisha Barakathulla — Assistant
Scale and ambition
At 35 minutes with eight credited cast members, Temporal is substantially larger than the director’s earlier The Knight Out (2020), which ran nine minutes. It sits in the mid-length band — too long for most short-film slots, too short for a feature — a bracket that is difficult to place commercially but common among filmmakers testing whether they can sustain a longer narrative.
The choice of Sinhala as the original language is notable: the director’s other listed titles are in English. Producing genre science fiction in Sinhala addresses a domestic Sri Lankan audience directly rather than defaulting to English for international festival reach.
Where to watch
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