Slum Rat

A fictional underworld employing minors in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cast

Leeth Singhage

as The Rat

Tharuka Perera

as The Scapegoat

Venuka Perera

as The Spared

Lakshitha Edirisinghe

as The Executioner

Nandun Dissanayake

as The Boss

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