The Wife

moderate bad language, sex references, suicide references, domestic abuse
Director(s)Shameera Naotunna
Production year2025
Release date28/02/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes118m

The Wife

moderate bad language, sex references, suicide references, domestic abuse
In this Sinhalese-language drama, a struggling filmmaker's marriage faces collapse as he is forced to work as a taxi dri ...
In this Sinhalese-language drama, a struggling filmmaker's marriage faces collapse as he is forced to work as a taxi driver to make ends meet.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
discrimination
moderate bad language, sex references, suicide references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
20/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Concept Crew Limited
violence
In a sequence of domestic abuse, a man aggressively pins his wife to a bed, slaps her and then verbally berates her. There are also other scenes in which the couple argue, push each other and insult one another.
threat and horror
There are moments of mild threat, such as a man's car being hijacked.
language
Moderate bad language ('bitch', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard', 'ass' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate sex references, such as references to sex workers, adulterous scenarios and sight of a couple kissing passionately on a bed.
suicide and self-harm
A man grapples with suicidal thoughts and in a scene which features brief bloody detail, he imagines the aftermath of taking his own life.
theme
Heightened emotional scenes arise due to a marriage breakdown and a woman is taken to an abortion clinic to have a termination.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Classified date20/02/2026
LanguageSinhalese
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
discrimination
Director(s)Shameera Naotunna
Production year2025
Release date28/02/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes118m
moderate bad language, sex references, suicide references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
20/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Concept Crew Limited
violence
In a sequence of domestic abuse, a man aggressively pins his wife to a bed, slaps her and then verbally berates her. There are also other scenes in which the couple argue, push each other and insult one another.
threat and horror
There are moments of mild threat, such as a man's car being hijacked.
language
Moderate bad language ('bitch', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard', 'ass' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate sex references, such as references to sex workers, adulterous scenarios and sight of a couple kissing passionately on a bed.
suicide and self-harm
A man grapples with suicidal thoughts and in a scene which features brief bloody detail, he imagines the aftermath of taking his own life.
theme
Heightened emotional scenes arise due to a marriage breakdown and a woman is taken to an abortion clinic to have a termination.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Classified date20/02/2026
LanguageSinhalese