Fruit Gathering

A quiet, slow-burning immersion into longing and labour, where small gestures carry the weight of unspoken desire and social pressure.

Directed by

Aung Phyoe

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nandar Myat Aung, Nandar Myint Lwin, Thida Soe Khant

Overview

In industrial Yangon, young factory worker San Kyi dreams of returning to her native village. Her relationship with co-worker Theint Theint Oo evolves from closeness to growing distance, revealing tensions between their expectations and life prospects. Amid exhausting labour, social repression, and economic uncertainty, both women seek escape and intimacy.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, love, class, work

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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