According to Matthew

According to Matthew is a Sri Lankan English-language crime thriller film produced and directed by Chandran Rutnam. It is based on the crimes of Father Mathew Pieris, Anglican priest of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Kynsey Road, Colombo 10, who was convicted of the double murders of his wife (Eunice Pieris) and Russel Ingram, the husband of his lover in 1979.[1] The film stars Alston Koch and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez.[2]

According to Matthew
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChandran Rutnam
Written byChristie Eliezer
James Rutnam
Produced byChandran Rutnam
StarringAlston Koch
Jacqueline Fernandez
Kian O'Grady
Bimsara Premaratna
CinematographyChandana Jayasinghe
Edited byJames Rutnam
Music byMorris Hayes
Production
company
Tabrobane Pictures
Distributed byUS Distribution
Release date
  • 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) (Sri Lanka)
CountrySri Lanka/Australia
LanguagesEnglish
Sinhala

Premise

The story is based on the affair and the murders by Father Mathew Pieris, priest of St. Paul's Church, who was later "condemned to death by hanging" for the murder of his wife and the husband of his mistress.[3][4]

Cast
  • Alston Koch as Father Mathew Pieris
  • Jacqueline Fernandez as Daphne Reynolds
  • Kian O'Grady as Randy Reynolds
  • Bimsara Premaratne as Eunice Pieris
  • Ryan Wijayaratne as Steven
  • Gavin Ludewyke as Detective Cruse.
  • Missari Ahil[5] as Sebastian
  • Uparna Premaratne as Sister June

Production

It is the 1,316th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6] It was shot in Horana Kumbuke Mansion,[7] where the actual events took place.[3]

Release

The film was scheduled to be released on 7 April 2017 in Sri Lanka, but was delayed to early 2018.[8] It was screened on 24 November 2018 in CEL film theaters.[9]

References
  1. Asiaweek 1979, volume 5, page 11: "The Case of the Vicarage Murders has all the ingredients of a spine- tingling thriller. At the centre of the plot is the ... him with conspiracy and murder. His wife, Eunice Felicia Lois Peiris, 59, was comatose in the general hospital in Colombo for 42 days before expiring 19 Mar.- The boarder, Russell Ingram, 32, had died six months earlier after a coma that lasted 42 days.
  2. "Jacqueline Fernandez (Popular Bollywood Actress) & Alston Koch on short list for major roles". Lanka Page. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. "According to Matthew – A Film on The Most Diabolical Murders of Our Time". PR Inside. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "REV. MATHEW PEIRIS v. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL". Lawnet. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. "According to Mathew (2018)". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. "අකෝඩිං ටු මැතිව් කුඹුකේ වලව්වේ රූගත වෙයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. "Sri Lankan Latest Films - බොලිවුඩ් සුපිරි නිළි ජැක්ලයින් ෆර්නැන්ඩ්ස් සිංහල සිනමාවට අනුරාගිනි 7 දා තිරයට". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. Fernando, Susitha R. (21 October 2018). "Movie on 'Mathew' next in line". The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
    - Fernando, Susitha R. (25 November 2018). "'According to Matthew' in Lanka and the States". The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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